Proverbs 4:20

20 My son, attend to my words; incline thy ear to 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 just [is] as the shining light, that shineth more and more to the perfect day.

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

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

21 Let them not depart from thy eyes; keep them in the midst of thy heart.

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