Proverbs 4:20
My son, hearken to my words, and incline thy ear to my sayings.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)
In The King James Version
My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
In Context
19The way of the wicked is darksome: they know not where they fall.
21Let them not depart from thy eyes, keep them in the midst of thy heart:
Cross References
Psalms 78:1A psalm for Asaph. O God, the heathens are come into thy inheritance, they have defiled thy holy temple: they have made Jerusalem as a place to keep fruit.
Proverbs 5:1My son, attend to my wisdom, and incline thy ear to my prudence,
Proverbs 7:1My son, keep my words, and lay up my precepts with thee. Son,
Isaiah 55:3Incline your ear and come to me: hear and your soul shall live, and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, the faithful mercies of David.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 4:15-20
Cautions against Bad Company. 14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. 15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away. 16 For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall. 17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence. 18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. 19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at… Read the whole commentary →