Proverbs 4:1
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Admonition to Follow Righteousness and Avoid Wickedness112
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- 112 The chapter includes an exhortation to acquire wisdom (1–4a), a list of the benefits of wisdom (4b–9), a call to pursue a righteous lifestyle (10–13), a warning against a wicked lifestyle (14–19), and an exhortation to righteousness (20–27).
- 1 Heb “sons.”
- 2 Heb “discipline.”
- 3 The Qal infinitive construct with preposition ל (lamed) indicates the purpose/result of the preceding imperative.
- 4 Heb “know” (so , ).
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Hear, O sons, a father’s instruction,
and be attentive, that you may gain insight,
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction;
pay attention and gain understanding.
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Listen, sons, to a father’s discipline,
and pay attention so that you may gain understanding,
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NLTNew Living Translation
My children, listen when your father corrects you.
Pay attention and learn good judgment,
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Children, listen to the instruction of a father,
and be attentive in order to know insight.
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KJV 1900King James Version
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father,
And attend to know understanding.
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