Proverbs 4:1

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 1:8 : 8 Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother,
  • Ps 34:11 : 11 Come ye, children, hearken to me, The fear of Jehovah I do teach you.
  • 1 Thess 2:11-12 : 11 even as ye have known, how each one of you, as a father his own children, we are exhorting you, and comforting, and testifying, 12 for your walking worthily of God, who is calling you to His own reign and glory.
  • Heb 2:1 : 1 Because of this it behoveth `us' more abundantly to take heed to the things heard, lest we may glide aside,
  • Prov 2:1-5 : 1 My son, if thou dost accept my sayings, And my commands dost lay up with thee, 2 To cause thine ear to attend to wisdom, Thou inclinest thy heart to understanding, 3 For, if for intelligence thou callest, For understanding givest forth thy voice, 4 If thou dost seek her as silver, And as hid treasures searchest for her, 5 Then understandest thou fear of Jehovah, And knowledge of God thou findest.
  • Prov 5:1 : 1 My son! to my wisdom give attention, To mine understanding incline thine ear,
  • Prov 6:20-23 : 20 Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother. 21 Bind them on thy heart continually, Tie them on thy neck. 22 In thy going up and down, it leadeth thee, In thy lying down, it watcheth over thee, And thou hast awaked -- it talketh `with' thee. 23 For a lamp `is' the command, And the law a light, And a way of life `are' reproofs of instruction,
  • Prov 7:4 : 4 Say to wisdom, `My sister Thou `art'.' And cry to understanding, `Kinswoman!'
  • Prov 8:32-36 : 32 And now, ye sons, hearken to me, Yea, happy are they who keep my ways. 33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and slight not. 34 O the happiness of the man hearkening to me, To watch at my doors day by day, To watch at the door-posts of my entrance. 35 For whoso is finding me, hath found life, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah. 36 And whoso is missing me, is wronging his soul, All hating me have loved death!
  • Prov 19:20 : 20 Hear counsel and receive instruction, So that thou art wise in thy latter end.
  • Prov 22:17 : 17 Incline thine ear, and hear words of the wise, And thy heart set to my knowledge,

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Prov 1:7-8
    2 verses
    84%

    7Fear of Jehovah `is' a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!

    8Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother,

  • Prov 5:1
    84%

    1My son! to my wisdom give attention, To mine understanding incline thine ear,

  • Prov 4:2-5
    4 verses
    83%

    2For good learning I have given to you, My law forsake not.

    3For, a son I have been to my father -- tender, And an only one before my mother.

    4And he directeth me, and he saith to me: `Let thy heart retain my words, Keep my commands, and live.

    5Get wisdom, get understanding, Do not forget, nor turn away From the sayings of my mouth.

  • Prov 4:20
    81%

    20My son, to my words give attention, To my sayings incline thine ear,

  • Prov 7:24
    81%

    24And now, ye sons, hearken to me, And give attention to sayings of my mouth.

  • Prov 5:7
    79%

    7And now, ye sons, hearken to me, And turn not from sayings of my mouth.

  • Prov 2:1-2
    2 verses
    79%

    1My son, if thou dost accept my sayings, And my commands dost lay up with thee,

    2To cause thine ear to attend to wisdom, Thou inclinest thy heart to understanding,

  • Prov 4:10-11
    2 verses
    78%

    10Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, And years of life `are' multiplied to thee.

    11In a way of wisdom I have directed thee, I have caused thee to tread in paths of uprightness.

  • Prov 8:32-33
    2 verses
    78%

    32And now, ye sons, hearken to me, Yea, happy are they who keep my ways.

    33Hear instruction, and be wise, and slight not.

  • Prov 13:1
    77%

    1A wise son -- the instruction of a father, And a scorner -- he hath not heard rebuke.

  • Prov 3:1
    77%

    1My son! my law forget not, And my commands let thy heart keep,

  • Ps 34:11
    76%

    11Come ye, children, hearken to me, The fear of Jehovah I do teach you.

  • Prov 23:12
    76%

    12Bring in to instruction thy heart, And thine ear to sayings of knowledge.

  • Eph 6:4
    76%

    4And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.

  • Prov 19:27
    76%

    27Cease, my son, to hear instruction -- To err from sayings of knowledge.

  • Prov 23:19
    75%

    19Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And make happy in the way thy heart,

  • Prov 1:2-5
    4 verses
    75%

    2For knowing wisdom and instruction, For understanding sayings of intelligence,

    3For receiving the instruction of wisdom, Righteousness, judgment, and uprightness,

    4For giving to simple ones -- prudence, To a youth -- knowledge and discretion.

    5(The wise doth hear and increaseth learning, And the intelligent doth obtain counsels.)

  • Gen 27:8
    75%

    8`And now, my son, hearken to my voice, to that which I am commanding thee:

  • Prov 23:26
    75%

    26Give, my son, thy heart to me, And let thine eyes watch my ways.

  • Prov 6:20
    75%

    20Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother.

  • Prov 7:1
    75%

    1My son! keep my sayings, And my commands lay up with thee.

  • Jer 3:4
    74%

    4Hast thou not henceforth called to Me, `My father, Thou `art' the leader of my youth?

  • Job 34:16
    73%

    16And if `there is' understanding, hear this, Give ear to the voice of my words.

  • Prov 23:22
    73%

    22Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she hath become old.

  • Deut 4:10
    73%

    10`The day when thou hast stood before Jehovah thy God in Horeb -- in Jehovah's saying unto me, Assemble to Me the people, and I cause them to hear My words, so that they learn to fear Me all the days that they are alive on the ground, and their sons they teach; --

  • Prov 15:5
    73%

    5A fool despiseth the instruction of his father, And whoso is regarding reproof is prudent.

  • Isa 1:2
    73%

    2Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, For Jehovah hath spoken: Sons I have nourished and brought up, And they -- they transgressed against Me.

  • Prov 22:6
    73%

    6Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.

  • Prov 8:5
    73%

    5Understand, ye simple ones, prudence, And ye fools, understand the heart,

  • Prov 22:17
    73%

    17Incline thine ear, and hear words of the wise, And thy heart set to my knowledge,

  • Job 34:2
    72%

    2Hear, O wise men, my words, And, O knowing ones, give ear to me.

  • Prov 3:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11Chastisement of Jehovah, my son, despise not, And be not vexed with His reproof,

    12For whom Jehovah loveth He reproveth, Even as a father the son He is pleased with.

  • Prov 23:24
    72%

    24The father of the righteous rejoiceth greatly, The begetter of the wise rejoiceth in him.

  • Ps 78:1
    72%

    1An Instruction of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my law, Incline your ear to sayings of my mouth.

  • Eph 6:1
    72%

    1The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous;

  • Prov 4:7
    72%

    7The first thing `is' wisdom -- get wisdom, And with all thy getting get understanding.

  • Heb 12:5
    72%

    5and ye have forgotten the exhortation that doth speak fully with you as with sons, `My son, be not despising chastening of the Lord, nor be faint, being reproved by Him,

  • Prov 29:17
    72%

    17Chastise thy son, and he giveth thee comfort, Yea, he giveth delights to thy soul.