Proverbs 4:20
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 law, 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.
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These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Prov 5:1-22 verses86%
1 My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding:
2 That you may maintain discretion, That your lips may preserve knowledge.
- Prov 2:1-22 verses83%
1 My son, if you will receive my words, And store up my commandments within you;
2 So as to turn your ear to wisdom, And apply your heart to understanding;
- Prov 4:10-112 verses82%
10 Listen, my son, and receive my sayings. The years of your life will be many.
11 I have taught you in the way of wisdom. I have led you in straight paths.
- Prov 7:24-252 verses81%
24 Now therefore, sons, listen to me. Pay attention to the words of my mouth.
25 Don't let your heart turn to her ways. Don't go astray in her paths,
- Prov 4:1-22 verses81%
1 Listen, sons, to a father's instruction. Pay attention and know understanding;
2 For I give you sound learning. Don't forsake my law.
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21 Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the midst of your heart.
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1 My son, keep my words. Lay up my commandments within you.
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26 My son, give me your heart; And let your eyes keep in my ways.
- Prov 22:17-182 verses79%
17 Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.
18 For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, If all of them are ready on your lips.
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7 Now therefore, my sons, listen to me. Don't depart from the words of my mouth.
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19 Listen, my son, and be wise, And keep your heart on the right path!
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12 Apply your heart to instruction, And your ears to the words of knowledge.
- Prov 8:32-332 verses78%
32 "Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, For blessed are those who keep my ways.
33 Hear instruction, and be wise. Don't refuse it.
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8 My son, listen to your father's instruction, And don't forsake your mother's teaching:
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1 My son, don't forget my teaching; But let your heart keep my commandments:
- Prov 4:4-52 verses77%
4 He taught me, and said to me: "Let your heart retain my words. Keep my commandments, and live.
5 Get wisdom. Get understanding. Don't forget, neither swerve from the words of my mouth.
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21 My son, let them not depart from your eyes. Keep sound wisdom and discretion:
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1 > Hear my law, my people. Turn your ears to the words of my mouth.
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15 My son, don't walk in the way with them. Keep your foot from their path,
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27 If you stop listening to instruction, my son, You will stray from the words of knowledge.
- Prov 6:20-212 verses75%
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.
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10 My son, if sinners entice you, don't consent.
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8 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command you.
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10 Moreover 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.
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16 "If now you have understanding, hear this. Listen to the voice of my words.
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23 Give you ear, and hear my voice; listen, and hear my speech.
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17 Hear diligently my speech. Let my declaration be in your ears.
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6 Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.
- Prov 4:25-262 verses73%
25 Let your eyes look straight ahead. Fix your gaze directly before you.
26 Make the path of your feet level. Let all of your ways be established.
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4 I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will open my riddle on the harp.
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19 The way of the wicked is like darkness. They don't know what they stumble over.
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22 Please receive instruction from his mouth, And lay up his words in your heart.
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5 That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; That the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel:
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1 > Give ear to my words, Yahweh. Consider my meditation.
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15 My son, if your heart is wise, Then my heart will be glad, even mine:
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11 Be wise, my son, And bring joy to my heart, Then I can answer my tormentor.
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23 Turn at my reproof. Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you. I will make known my words to you.
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22 Listen to your father who gave you life, And don't despise your mother when she is old.
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1 A wise son listens to his father's instruction, But a scoffer doesn't listen to rebuke.