"My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings." — Proverbs 4:20

Proverbs 4:20 · KJV

“My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.”

— Proverbs 4:20

Verse 19

The way of the wicked {is} as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.

Verse 21

Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.

Proverbs 4 — Context

But the path of the just {is} as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

The way of the wicked {is} as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.

My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.

Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.

For they {are} life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. {health: Heb. medicine}

Cross References

Proverbs 5:1

My son, attend unto my wisdom, {and} bow thine ear to my understanding:

Isaiah 55:3

Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, {even} the sure mercies of David.

Proverbs 7:1

My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.

Proverbs 6:20-21

My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

Psalms 78:1

[Maschil of Asaph.] Give ear, O my people, {to} my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth. {Maschil...: or, A Psalm for Asaph to give instruction}

Psalms 90:12

So teach {us} to number our days, that we may apply {our} hearts unto wisdom. {apply: Heb. cause to come}

Matthew 17:5

While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.