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Proverbs 4:1
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Get Wisdom at Any Cost
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Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.
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Proverbs 4:1 in Other Translations
KJV
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Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
ESV
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Hear, O sons, a father's instruction, and be attentive, that you may gain insight,
NLT
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My children, listen when your father corrects you. Pay attention and learn good judgment,
MSG
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Listen, friends, to some fatherly advice; sit up and take notice so you'll know how to live.
CSB
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Listen, [my] sons, to a father's discipline, and pay attention so that you may gain understanding,
Proverbs 4:1 In-Context
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Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.
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I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching.
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For I too was a son to my father, still tender, and cherished by my mother.
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Then he taught me, and he said to me, “Take hold of my words with all your heart; keep my commands, and you will live.
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Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn away from them.
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Proverbs 1:8
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Proverbs 19:20
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Job 8:10
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