Proverbs 7:24
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Now, my sons, listen to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.”
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BSBPD
“Now, my sons, listen to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Now therefore, mysons, hearken unto me, And attend to the words of my mouth.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And now, ye sons, hearken to me, And give attention to sayings of my mouth.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Proverbs 7:24 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 34:12Who is the man who delights in life, who desires to see good days?
- Proverbs 4:1Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.
- Proverbs 5:7So now, my sons, listen to me, and do not turn aside from the words of my mouth.
- Proverbs 8:32Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways.
- Proverbs 13:1A wise son heeds his father’s discipline, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
- 1 Corinthians 4:14I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.
- Galatians 4:19My children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you,
- 1 John 2:1My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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