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Proverbs 4:20
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Proverbs 4:20
20¶ My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
20¶ My sonne, attend to my words, incline thine eare vnto my sayings.
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DEFINED WORDS
Proverbs 4:20
To give heed or attention; to be present; to wait upon or accompany.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Spoken or written expressions; sayings, messages, commands, promises, or accounts.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Lean unto, or towards.
Meaning drawn from: Cawdrey 1604
The organ of hearing; also, the seed-bearing head of grain.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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From verse 20
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Open the full verse study1MY son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
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Open the full verse study3Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
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Open the full verse study20¶ My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
21Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
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Open the full verse study1MY son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
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Open the full verse study1GIVE ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
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Open the full verse study12So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
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Open the full verse study5While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
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