Proverbs 4:20

World English Bible (2000)

My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 5:1 : 1 My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding:
  • Prov 7:1 : 1 My son, keep my words. Lay up my commandments within you.
  • Isa 55:3 : 3 Turn your ear, and come to me; hear, and your soul shall live: and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
  • Matt 17:5 : 5 While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. Behold, a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him."
  • Prov 6:20-21 : 20 My son, keep your father's commandment, and don't forsake your mother's teaching. 21 Bind them continually on your heart. Tie them around your neck.
  • Ps 78:1 : 1 Hear my teaching, my people. Turn your ears to the words of my mouth.
  • Ps 90:12 : 12 So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 5:1-2
    2 verses
    86%

    1My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding:

    2that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge.

  • Prov 2:1-2
    2 verses
    83%

    1My son, if you will receive my words, and store up my commandments within you;

    2So as to turn your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;

  • Prov 4:10-11
    2 verses
    82%

    10Listen, my son, and receive my sayings. The years of your life will be many.

    11I have taught you in the way of wisdom. I have led you in straight paths.

  • Prov 7:24-25
    2 verses
    81%

    24Now therefore, sons, listen to me. Pay attention to the words of my mouth.

    25Don't let your heart turn to her ways. Don't go astray in her paths,

  • Prov 4:1-2
    2 verses
    81%

    1Listen, sons, to a father's instruction. Pay attention and know understanding;

    2for I give you sound learning. Don't forsake my law.

  • Prov 4:21
    80%

    21Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the midst of your heart.

  • Prov 7:1
    80%

    1My son, keep my words. Lay up my commandments within you.

  • Prov 23:26
    80%

    26My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways.

  • Prov 22:17-18
    2 verses
    79%

    17Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.

    18For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.

  • Prov 5:7
    79%

    7Now therefore, my sons, listen to me. Don't depart from the words of my mouth.

  • Prov 23:19
    79%

    19Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path!

  • Prov 23:12
    78%

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

  • Prov 8:32-33
    2 verses
    78%

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

    33Hear instruction, and be wise. Don't refuse it.

  • Prov 1:8
    78%

    8My son, listen to your father's instruction, and don't forsake your mother's teaching:

  • Prov 3:1
    77%

    1My son, don't forget my teaching; but let your heart keep my commandments:

  • Prov 4:4-5
    2 verses
    77%

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

    5Get wisdom. Get understanding. Don't forget, neither swerve from the words of my mouth.

  • Prov 3:21
    77%

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

  • Ps 78:1
    77%

    1Hear my teaching, my people. Turn your ears to the words of my mouth.

  • Prov 1:15
    76%

    15My son, don't walk in the way with them. Keep your foot from their path,

  • Prov 19:27
    75%

    27If you stop listening to instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 6:20-21
    2 verses
    75%

    20My son, keep your father's commandment, and don't forsake your mother's teaching.

    21Bind them continually on your heart. Tie them around your neck.

  • Prov 1:10
    74%

    10My son, if sinners entice you, don't consent.

  • Gen 27:8
    74%

    8Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command you.

  • Ezek 3:10
    74%

    10Moreover he said to me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak to you receive in your heart, and hear with your ears.

  • Job 34:16
    74%

    16"If now you have understanding, hear this. Listen to the voice of my words.

  • Isa 28:23
    74%

    23Give ear, and hear my voice! Listen, and hear my speech!

  • Job 13:17
    74%

    17Hear diligently my speech. Let my declaration be in your ears.

  • Prov 22:6
    73%

    6Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

  • Prov 4:25-26
    2 verses
    73%

    25Let your eyes look straight ahead. Fix your gaze directly before you.

    26Make the path of your feet level. Let all of your ways be established.

  • Ps 49:4
    73%

    4I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will open my riddle on the harp.

  • Prov 4:19
    72%

    19The way of the wicked is like darkness. They don't know what they stumble over.

  • Job 22:22
    72%

    22Please receive instruction from his mouth, and lay up his words in your heart.

  • Prov 1:5
    72%

    5that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel:

  • Ps 5:1
    72%

    1Give ear to my words, Yahweh. Consider my meditation.

  • Prov 23:15
    72%

    15My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine:

  • Prov 27:11
    72%

    11Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.

  • Prov 1:23
    72%

    23Turn at my reproof. Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you. I will make known my words to you.

  • Prov 23:22
    72%

    22Listen to your father who gave you life, and don't despise your mother when she is old.

  • Prov 13:1
    71%

    1A wise son listens to his father's instruction, but a scoffer doesn't listen to rebuke.