Proverbs 8:33

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

Hear instruction, and be wise, and slight not.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 4:1 : 1 Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding.
  • Prov 5:1 : 1 My son! to my wisdom give attention, To mine understanding incline thine ear,
  • Prov 1:2-3 : 2 For knowing wisdom and instruction, For understanding sayings of intelligence, 3 For receiving the instruction of wisdom, Righteousness, judgment, and uprightness,
  • Prov 1:8 : 8 Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother,
  • Prov 1:21 : 21 At the head of the multitudes she calleth, In the openings of the gates, In the city her sayings she saith:
  • Ps 81:11-12 : 11 But, My people hearkened not to My voice, And Israel hath not consented to Me. 12 And I send them away in the enmity of their heart, They walk in their own counsels.
  • Isa 55:1-3 : 1 Ho, every thirsty one, come ye to the waters, And he who hath no money, Come ye, buy and eat, yea, come, buy Without money and without price, wine and milk. 2 Why do ye weigh money for that which is not bread? And your labour for that which is not for satiety? Hearken diligently unto me, and eat good, And your soul doth delight itself in fatness. 3 Incline your ear, and come unto me, Hear, and your soul doth live, And I make for you a covenant age-during, The kind acts of David -- that are stedfast.
  • Acts 7:35-37 : 35 `This Moses, whom they did refuse, saying, Who did set thee a ruler and a judge? this one God a ruler and a redeemer did send, in the hand of a messenger who appeared to him in the bush; 36 this one did bring them forth, having done wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness forty years; 37 this is the Moses who did say to the sons of Israel: A prophet to you shall the Lord your God raise up out of your brethren, like to me, him shall ye hear.
  • Rom 10:16-17 : 16 But they were not all obedient to the good tidings, for Isaiah saith, `Lord, who did give credence to our report?' 17 so then the faith `is' by a report, and the report through a saying of God,
  • Heb 12:25 : 25 See, may ye not refuse him who is speaking, for if those did not escape who refused him who upon earth was divinely speaking -- much less we who do turn away from him who `speaketh' from heaven,

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • 78%

    31An ear that is hearing the reproof of life Doth lodge among the wise.

    32Whoso is refusing instruction is despising his soul, And whoso is hearing reproof Is getting understanding.

  • 34O 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.

  • Prov 1:7-8
    2 verses
    77%

    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 4:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding.

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

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

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

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

  • 33If there are not -- hearken thou to me, Keep silent, and I teach thee wisdom.

  • 17A traveller to life `is' he who is keeping instruction, And whoso is forsaking rebuke is erring.

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

  • 20Hear counsel and receive instruction, So that thou art wise in thy latter end.

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

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

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

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

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

  • Prov 2:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    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 7:24-25
    2 verses
    74%

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

    25Let not thy heart turn unto her ways, Do not wander in her paths,

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

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

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

  • 18Whoso is refusing instruction -- poverty and shame, And whoso is observing reproof is honoured.

  • 9Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increaseth learning.

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

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

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

  • 8The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh.

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

  • 9In the ears of a fool speak not, For he treadeth on the wisdom of thy words.

  • 6Forsake ye, the simple, and live, And be happy in the way of understanding.

  • 25And ye slight all my counsel, And my reproof ye have not desired.

  • 15My son! go not in the way with them, Withhold thy foot from their path,

  • 5Better to hear a rebuke of a wise man, Than `for' a man to hear a song of fools,

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

  • 23Give ear, and hear my voice, Attend, and hear my saying:

  • 13Lay hold on instruction, do not desist, Keep her, for she `is' thy life.

  • 15Avoid it, pass not over into it, Turn aside from it, and pass on.

  • 23Truth buy, and sell not, Wisdom, and instruction, and understanding,

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

  • 23Turn back at my reproof, lo, I pour forth to you my spirit, I make known my words with you.

  • Prov 5:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    12And hast said, `How have I hated instruction, And reproof hath my heart despised,

    13And I have not hearkened to the voice of my directors, And to my teachers have not inclined mine ear.

  • 30They have not consented to my counsel, They have despised all my reproof,