Proverbs 5:1

KJV1611 – Modern English

My son, attend to my wisdom, and incline your ear to my understanding:

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  • Prov 22:17 : 17 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge.
  • Prov 4:20 : 20 My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.
  • Prov 2:1 : 1 My son, if you will receive my words and hide my commandments with you;
  • Prov 4:1 : 1 Listen, you children, to the instruction of a father, and pay attention to gain understanding.
  • Matt 3:9 : 9 And do not think to say within yourselves, We have Abraham as our father: for I say to you, that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
  • Mark 4:23 : 23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.
  • Jas 1:19 : 19 Therefore, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger:
  • Rev 2:7 : 7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
  • Rev 2:11 : 11 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death.
  • Rev 2:17 : 17 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give of the hidden manna to eat, and will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written which no one knows except him who receives it.
  • Rev 2:29 : 29 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
  • Rev 3:6 : 6 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
  • Rev 3:13 : 13 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
  • Rev 3:22 : 22 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 2:1-3
    3 verses
    87%

    1My son, if you will receive my words and hide my commandments with you;

    2So that you incline your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;

    3Yes, if you cry out for knowledge, and lift up your voice for understanding;

  • 20My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.

  • 1Listen, you children, to the instruction of a father, and pay attention to gain understanding.

  • 17Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge.

  • Prov 1:5-8
    4 verses
    80%

    5A wise man will hear and increase in learning, and a man of understanding will attain wise counsel;

    6To understand a proverb and the interpretation, the words of the wise and their riddles.

    7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

    8My son, hear the instruction of your father, and do not forsake the law of your mother;

  • 10Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of your life will be many.

  • 7Hear me now therefore, O children, and do not depart from the words of my mouth.

  • 19Hear, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart in the way.

  • 2That you may keep discretion, and that your lips may preserve knowledge.

  • 24Therefore listen to me now, O children, and attend to the words of my mouth.

  • 1My son, keep my words and store up my commandments with you.

  • 12Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 4:4-5
    2 verses
    78%

    4He also taught me, and said to me, Let your heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.

    5Get wisdom, get understanding: do not forget it; neither turn away from the words of my mouth.

  • 1My son, do not forget my law; but let your heart keep my commandments:

  • Prov 1:2-3
    2 verses
    78%

    2To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;

    3To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;

  • 26My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways.

  • Prov 8:32-33
    2 verses
    76%

    32Now therefore listen to me, O children, for blessed are those who keep my ways.

    33Hear instruction, and be wise, and do not refuse it.

  • 21My son, let them not depart from your eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:

  • 5O simple ones, understand wisdom; and you fools, be of an understanding heart.

  • 16If now you have understanding, hear this; listen to the voice of my words.

  • 15The heart of the prudent acquires knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

  • 8Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to what I command you.

  • 2Hear my words, O you wise men; and listen to me, you who have knowledge.

  • 1Listen, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

  • 27Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causes to err from the words of knowledge.

  • 11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may have an answer for him who reproaches me.

  • 15My son, if your heart is wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

  • 74%

    1Listen to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.

  • 7Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all your getting, get understanding.

  • 1A wise son hears his father's instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

  • 20My son, keep your father's commandment, and do not forsake the law of your mother:

  • 5A fool despises his father's instruction, but he who regards reproof is prudent.

  • 10Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.

  • 31The ear that hears the reproof of life abides among the wise.

  • 11Discretion will preserve you; understanding will keep you;

  • 33If not, listen to me: hold your peace, and I shall teach you wisdom.

  • 15My son, do not walk in the way with them, hold back your foot from their path;

  • 4Say to wisdom, You are my sister, and call understanding your kinswoman.

  • 3My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.

  • 6Hear now my reasoning, and listen to the pleadings of my lips.