Proverbs 4:1 Cross References - CLV

¹ Hearken, O sons, to a father's discipline, And attend in order to know understanding."

¹¹ Come my sons; hearken to me! I shall teach you the devout fear of Yahweh.

⁸ Hear, my son, the admonition of your father, And do not abandon the law of your mother."

¹ My son, if you take my words And store up my instructions within you, ² Attending with your ear to wisdom, And you stretch out your heart to comprehension, ³ Indeed if you call out for understanding, And you lift up your voice for comprehension, ⁴ If you seek it as for silver And search for it as for buried treasures, ⁵ Then you shall understand the fear of Yahweh, And you shall find the knowledge of God."

¹ My son, do attend to my wisdom; To my comprehension, stretch out your ear,

²⁰ My son, preserve the instruction of your father, And do not abandon the law of your mother." ²¹ Tie them upon your heart continually; Wind them about your throat. ²² When you walk about, it shall give you guidance, When you lie down, it shall guard over you, And when you awake, it shall importune you." ²³ For instruction is a lamp, and law is a light, And the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,

⁴ Say to wisdom, You are my sister, And call understanding your near relative,

³² Now then, my sons, hearken to me; Happy are those who keep my ways." ³³ Hearken to my admonition, and be wise; Do not renounce it." ³⁴ Happy is the man who hearkens to me, Being alert at my doors day by day, Keeping watch at the jambs of my portals." ³⁵ For whoever finds me will find life And shall gain hold of benevolence from Yahweh. ³⁶ Yet whoever misses me wrongs his soul; All who hate me love death.

²⁰ Hearken to counsel and receive admonition That you may be wise in your latter days.

¹⁷ Stretch out your ear and hear the words of the wise, And let your heart be set on my knowledge."

¹¹ even as you are aware how we were to each one of you, as a father to his own children, consoling and comforting you and attesting unto you" ¹² to be walking worthily of God, Who calls you into His own kingdom and glory."

¹ Therefore we must more exceedingly be heeding what is being heard, lest at some time we may be drifting by."