Proverbs 4:20
בְּנִי לִדְבָרַי הַקְשִׁיבָה לַאֲמָרַי הַט ־ אָזְנֶֽךָ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
In Context
19דֶּרֶךְ רְשָׁעִים כָּֽאֲפֵלָה לֹא יָדְעוּ בַּמֶּה יִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ ׃ פ
21אַל ־ יַלִּיזוּ מֵעֵינֶיךָ שָׁמְרֵם בְּתוֹךְ לְבָבֶֽךָ ׃
Cross References
Psalms 78:1מַשְׂכִּיל לְאָסָף הַאֲזִינָה עַמִּי תּוֹרָתִי הַטּוּ אָזְנְכֶם לְאִמְרֵי ־ פִֽי ׃
Proverbs 5:1בְּנִי לְחָכְמָתִי הַקְשִׁיבָה לִתְבוּנָתִי הַט ־ אָזְנֶֽךָ ׃
Proverbs 7:1בְּנִי שְׁמֹר אֲמָרָי וּמִצְוֺתַי תִּצְפֹּן אִתָּֽךְ ׃
Isaiah 55:3הַטּוּ אָזְנְכֶם וּלְכוּ אֵלַי שִׁמְעוּ וּתְחִי נַפְשְׁכֶם וְאֶכְרְתָה לָכֶם בְּרִית עוֹלָם חַֽסְדֵי דָוִד הַנֶּאֱמָנִֽים ׃
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 →