Proverbs 4:20 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 4:20-22 MSG (The Message)
Dear friend, listen well to my words; tune your ears to my voice. Keep my message in plain view at all times. Concentrate! Learn it by heart! Those who discover these words live, really live; body and soul, they’re bursting with health.
Proverbs 4:20 KJV (King James Version)
My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear unto my sayings.
Proverbs 4:20 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings.
Proverbs 4:20 NCV (New Century Version)
My child, pay attention to my words; listen closely to what I say.
Proverbs 4:20 ASV (American Standard Version)
My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear unto my sayings.
Proverbs 4:20 NIV (New International Version)
My son, pay attention to what I say; turn your ear to my words.
Proverbs 4:20 NKJV (New King James Version)
My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings.
Proverbs 4:20 AMP (Amplified Bible)
¶My son, pay attention to my words and be willing to learn; Open your ears to my sayings.
Proverbs 4:20 NLT (New Living Translation)
My child, pay attention to what I say. Listen carefully to my words.
Proverbs 4:20 TPT (The Passion Translation)
Listen carefully, my dear child, to everything that I teach you, and pay attention to all that I have to say.
Proverbs 4:20 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.