Proverbs 4:20–21
Proverbs 4:20–21 — English Standard Version (ESV)
20 My son, be attentive to my words;
incline your ear to my sayings.
21 Let them not escape from your sight;
keep them within your heart.
Proverbs 4:20–21 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
20 My son, attend to my words;
Incline thine ear unto my sayings.
21 Let them not depart from thine eyes;
Keep them in the midst of thine heart.
Proverbs 4:20–21 — New Living Translation (NLT)
20 My child, pay attention to what I say.
Listen carefully to my words.
21 Don’t lose sight of them.
Let them penetrate deep into your heart,
Proverbs 4:20–21 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
20 My son, give attention to my words;
Incline your ear to my sayings.
21 Do not let them depart from your eyes;
Keep them in the midst of your heart;
Proverbs 4:20–21 — New Century Version (NCV)
20 My child, pay attention to my words;
listen closely to what I say.
21 Don’t ever forget my words;
keep them always in mind.
Proverbs 4:20–21 — American Standard Version (ASV)
20 My son, attend to my words;
Incline thine ear unto my sayings.
21 Let them not depart from thine eyes;
Keep them in the midst of thy heart.
Proverbs 4:20–21 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. 21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thy heart.
Proverbs 4:20–21 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
20 My son,
pay attention to my words.
Open your ears to what I say.
21 Do not lose sight of these things.
Keep them deep within your heart
Proverbs 4:20–21 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
20 My son, pay attention to my words;
listen closely to my sayings.
21 Don’t lose sight of them;
keep them within your heart.
Proverbs 4:20–21 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
20 My child, be attentive to my words;
incline your ear to my sayings.
21 Do not let them escape from your sight;
keep them within your heart.
Proverbs 4:20–21 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
20 My child, be attentive to my words;
to my sayings incline your ear.
21 May they not escape from your sight;
keep them in the midst of your heart.
Proverbs 4:20–21 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
20 My son, pay attention to what I say.
Listen closely to my words.
21 Don’t let them out of your sight.
Keep them in your heart.
Proverbs 4:20–21 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
20 My son, give attention to my words;
Incline your ear to my sayings.
21 Do not let them depart from your sight;
Keep them in the midst of your heart.