NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon My sonben (bane) a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc. attend qashab (kaw-shab') to prick up the ears, i.e. hearken -- attend, (cause to) hear(-ken), give heed, incline, mark (well), regard. to my words dabar (daw-baw') a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause incline natah (naw-taw') to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield. thine ear 'ozen (o'-zen) broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man) -- + advertise, audience, + displease, ear, hearing, + show. unto my sayings 'emer (ay'-mer) something said -- answer, appointed unto him, saying, speech, word. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. King James Bible My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Holman Christian Standard Bible My son, pay attention to my words; listen closely to my sayings. International Standard Version My son, pay attention to my words, and listen closely to what I say. NET Bible My child, pay attention to my words; listen attentively to my sayings. Aramaic Bible in Plain English My son, give ear to my words and incline your ear to my speech. GOD'S WORD® Translation My son, pay attention to my words. Open your ears to what I say. King James 2000 Bible My son, attend to my words; incline your ear unto my sayings. Links Proverbs 4:20Proverbs 4:20 NIV Proverbs 4:20 NLT Proverbs 4:20 ESV Proverbs 4:20 NASB Proverbs 4:20 KJV |
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