Proverbs 4:20

20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.

Proverbs 4:20 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 4:20

My son, attend to my words
Which go before and which follow after, his doctrines, instructions, cautions, and exhortations; incline thine ear unto my sayings;
stoop and bow the ear; listen attentively to what is said, as being of the greatest moment and importance.

Proverbs 4:20 In-Context

18 But the path of the righteous is as the shining light, going on and brightening until the day be fully come.

19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.

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.

22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

Footnotes

• [a]. 'Words,' dabar; 'sayings,' omer; Ps. 119.11.