Proverbs 4:20
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4:20My child, pay attention to my words;
listen attentively43 to my sayings.
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- 43 Heb “incline your ear.” The verb הַט (hat) is the Hiphil imperative from נָטָה (natah, Hiphil: “to turn to; to incline”). The idiom “to incline the ear” gives the picture of “lean over and listen closely.” Commentators note the use of the body in this section: ear (v. 20), eyes (v. 21), flesh (v. 22), heart (v. 23), lips (v. 24), eyes (v. 25), feet (v. 26), and hands and feet (v. 27). Each is a synecdoche of part representing the whole; the total accumulation signifies the complete person in the process.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
My son, be attentive to my words;
incline your ear to my sayings.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
My son, pay attention to what I say;
turn your ear to my words.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
My son, pay attention to my words;
listen closely to my sayings.
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NLTNew Living Translation
My child, pay attention to what I say.
Listen carefully to my words.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
My child, be attentive to my words;
to my sayings incline your ear.
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KJV 1900King James Version
My son, attend to my words;
Incline thine ear unto my sayings.
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