Proverbs 4:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.”

Proverbs 4:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 4:1 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 4:1 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 4:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Listen, sons, to a father’s instruction. Pay attention and know understanding;”

Proverbs 4:1 — World English Bible

Proverbs 4:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Hear, mysons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding: ”

Proverbs 4:1 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 4:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding.”

Proverbs 4:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 4:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know intelligence; ”

Proverbs 4:1 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 4:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Heare, O ye children, the instruction of a father, and giue eare to learne vnderstanding.”

Proverbs 4:1 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 4:1 in Context — Proverbs 4

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

2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.

3 For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.

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What Does Proverbs 4:1 Mean?

Proverbs 4:1 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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