Proverbs 4:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.”
Proverbs 4:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 4:20 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 4:20 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 4:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings.”
Proverbs 4:20 — World English Bible
Proverbs 4:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear unto my sayings.”
Proverbs 4:20 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 4:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“My son, to my words give attention, To my sayings incline thine ear,”
Proverbs 4:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 4:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.”
Proverbs 4:20 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 4:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“My sonne, hearken vnto my wordes, incline thine eare vnto my sayings.”
Proverbs 4:20 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 4:20 in Context — Proverbs 4
18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
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What Does Proverbs 4:20 Mean?
Proverbs 4:20 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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