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Click for Chapter</a></div><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"> </span> <br><span class="translit"> </span><br><span class="hebrew"> <span class="punct3"> ､</span><br><span class="eng"> </span><br><span class="strongsnt"> </span></td><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"> </td><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group <BR> 1a) son, male child <BR> 1b) grandson <BR> 1c) children (pl. - male and female) <BR> 1d) youth, young men (pl.) <BR> 1e) young (of animals) <BR> 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] <BR> 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) <BR> 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) <BR> 1i) a member of a guild, order, class">1121</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1121 -- Occurrence 68 of 80">[e]</a></span><span class="reftop">   20</span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/beni_1121.htm" title="Be·ni: My son -- Occurrence 68 of 80.">bə·nî</a></span><span class="reftrans">   20</span><br><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="right"><tr><td width="99%" align="right"><span class="hebrew">בְּ֭נִי</span></td><td width="1"><span class="refheb">   20</span><br></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="right"><span class="eng">My son</span><span class="refbot">   20</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct :: first person common singular">N‑msc | 1cs</a></span><span class="reftop2">   20</span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"> </span> <br><span class="translit"> </span><br><span class="hebrew"> <span class="punct2">–</span><br><span class="eng"> </span><br><span class="strongsnt"> </span></td><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"> </td><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1697: 1) speech, word, speaking, thing <BR> 1a) speech <BR> 1b) saying, utterance <BR> 1c) word, words <BR> 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)">1697</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1697 -- Occurrence 1 of 1">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/lidvarai_1697.htm" title="lid·va·Rai: to my words -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">liḏ·ḇā·ray</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">לִדְבָרַ֣י</span><br><span class="eng">to my words</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Noun - masculine plural construct :: first person common singular">Prep‑l | N‑mpc | 1cs</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7181.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7181: 1) to hear, be attentive, heed, incline (of ears), attend (of ears), hearken, pay attention, listen <BR> 1a) (Qal) incline, attend (of ears), hearken, pay attention, listen <BR> 1b) (Hiphil) to pay attention, give attention">7181</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7181.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7181 -- Occurrence 6 of 8">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hakshivah_7181.htm" title="hak·Shi·vah;: give attention -- Occurrence 6 of 8.">haq·šî·ḇāh;</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">הַקְשִׁ֑יבָה</span><br><span class="eng">give attention</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular :: third person feminine singular">V‑Hifil‑Imp‑ms | 3fs</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/561.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 561: 1) utterance, speech, word, saying, promise, command">561</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_561.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 561 -- Occurrence 1 of 1">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/laamarai_561.htm" title="la·'a·ma·Rai,: to my sayings -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">la·’ă·mā·ray,</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">לַ֝אֲמָרַ֗י</span><br><span class="eng">to my sayings</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Noun - masculine plural construct :: first person common singular">Prep‑l | N‑mpc | 1cs</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5186: 1) to stretch out, extend, spread out, pitch, turn, pervert, incline, bend, bow <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to stretch out, extend, stretch, offer <BR> 1a2) to spread out, pitch (tent) <BR> 1a3) to bend, turn, incline <BR> 1a3a) to turn aside, incline, decline, bend down <BR> 1a3b) to bend, bow <BR> 1a3c) to hold out, extend (fig.) <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be stretched out <BR> 1c) (Hiphil) <BR> 1c1) to stretch out <BR> 1c2) to spread out <BR> 1c3) to turn, incline, influence, bend down, hold out, extend, thrust aside, thrust away">5186</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5186.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5186 -- Occurrence 4 of 6">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hat_5186.htm" title="hat-: Incline -- Occurrence 4 of 6.">haṭ-</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">הַט־</span><br><span class="eng">Incline</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular">V‑Hifil‑Imp‑ms</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"> </span> <br><span class="translit"> </span><br><span class="hebrew"> <span class="punct"> .</span><br><span class="eng"> </span><br><span class="strongsnt"> </span></td><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"> </td><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/241.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 241: 1) ear, as part of the body <BR> 2) ear, as organ of hearing <BR> 3) (subjective) to uncover the ear to reveal; the receiver of divine revelation">241</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_241.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 241 -- Occurrence 15 of 21">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/azenecha_241.htm" title="'a·ze·Ne·cha.: your ear -- Occurrence 15 of 21.">’ā·zə·ne·ḵā.</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">אָזְנֶֽךָ׃</span><br><span class="eng">your ear</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine singular construct :: second person masculine singular">N‑fsc | 2ms</a></span></td></tr></table><iframe src="/intframe4ot.htm" width="100%" height="150" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <br /><br /><div class="vheading2">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs">My</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/1121.htm" title="בֵּן_1 ncmsc 1121"> son</a>, <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/7181.htm" title="קשׁב vhvms 7181">pay attention</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/1697.htm" title="דָּבָר ncmpc 1697"> words</a>; <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/5186.htm" title="נטה vhvms 5186">listen closely</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/241.htm" title="אֹזֶן ncfsc 241"></a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/561.htm" title="אֵמֶר_1 ncmpc 561"> sayings</a>.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/proverbs/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121. ben (bane) -- son">My son,</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/7181.htm" title="7181. qashab (kaw-shab') -- to incline (ears), attend">give</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/7181.htm" title="7181. qashab (kaw-shab') -- to incline (ears), attend">attention</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/561.htm" title="561. 'emer (ay'-mer) -- speech, word">to my words;</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186. natah (naw-taw') -- to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend">Incline</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/241.htm" title="241. 'ozen (o'-zen) -- an ear">your ear</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/561.htm" title="561. 'emer (ay'-mer) -- speech, word">to my sayings.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121. ben (bane) -- son">My son,</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/7181.htm" title="7181. qashab (kaw-shab') -- to incline (ears), attend">attend</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697. dabar (daw-baw') -- speech, word">to my words;</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186. natah (naw-taw') -- to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend">incline</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/241.htm" title="241. 'ozen (o'-zen) -- an ear">thine ear</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/561.htm" title="561. 'emer (ay'-mer) -- speech, word">unto my sayings.</a> </span><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />My son, pay attention to my words, and listen closely to what I say.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear unto my sayings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> My son, to my words give attention, To my sayings incline thine ear,<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/proverbs/4-20.htm">Proverbs 4:20</a> • <a href="/niv/proverbs/4-20.htm">Proverbs 4:20 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/proverbs/4-20.htm">Proverbs 4:20 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/proverbs/4-20.htm">Proverbs 4:20 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/proverbs/4-20.htm">Proverbs 4:20 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/proverbs/4-20.htm">Proverbs 4:20 KJV</a> • <a href="//biblecommenter.com/proverbs/4-20.htm">Proverbs 4:20 Commentaries</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/4-20.htm">Proverbs 4:20 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/4-20.htm">Proverbs 4:20 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/4-20.htm">Proverbs 4:20 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/4-20.htm">Proverbs 4:20 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/proverbs/4-20.htm">Proverbs 4:20 German Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/interlinear/">Interlinear Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../proverbs/4-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Proverbs 4:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Proverbs 4:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../proverbs/4-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Proverbs 4:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Proverbs 4:21" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>