Proverbs 4:20
My son, to my words give attention, To my sayings incline thine ear,
Young's Literal Translation
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] as darkness, They have not known at what they stumble.
21Let them not turn aside from thine eyes, Preserve them in the midst of thy heart.
Cross References
Psalms 78:1An Instruction of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my law, Incline your ear to sayings of my mouth.
Proverbs 5:1My son! to my wisdom give attention, To mine understanding incline thine ear,
Proverbs 7:1My son! keep my sayings, And my commands lay up with thee.
Isaiah 55:3Incline your ear, and come unto me, Hear, and your soul doth live, And I make for you a covenant age-during, The kind acts of David — that are stedfast.
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 →