Proverbs 4:1 - Compare All Versions

Deildu

Listen, friends, to some fatherly advice; sit up and take notice so you’ll know how to live. I’m giving you good counsel; don’t let it go in one ear and out the other.

Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding.

Hear, O sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention that you may gain understanding

My children, listen to your father’s teaching; pay attention so you will understand.

Hear, my sons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding

Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.

Hear, my children, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding

Hear, O children, the instruction of a father, And pay attention [and be willing to learn] so that you may gain understanding and intelligent discernment.

My children, listen when your father corrects you. Pay attention and learn good judgment

Listen to my correction, my sons, for I speak to you as your father. Let discernment enter your heart and you will grow wise with the understanding I impart.

Hear, O sons, a father’s instruction, and be attentive, that you may gain insight