Bible verse
My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.
Proverbs 4:20 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 4.
16 For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.
17 For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
18 The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
19 But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.
20 My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.
21 Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart.
22 For they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body.
23 Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.
24 Put away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech.
KJV
My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
ASV
My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear unto my sayings.
ERV
My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
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