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Proverbs 4:1-2 in English

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Proverbs 4:1-2 in American Standard Version (1901)

1 Hear, my sons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding:
2 For I give you good doctrine; Forsake ye not my law.
Proverbs 4 in American Standard Version (1901)

Proverbs 4:1-2 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
2 For I give you a good gift; forsake ye not my law.
Proverbs 4 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

Proverbs 4:1-2 in King James Version + Apocrypha

1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
Proverbs 4 in King James Version + Apocrypha

Proverbs 4:1-2 in King James (Authorized) Version

1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
Proverbs 4 in King James (Authorized) Version

Proverbs 4:1-2 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

1 Hear, you° children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
2 For I give you a good gift; forsake you° not my law.
Proverbs 4 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

PROVERBS 4:1-2 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

1 Hear, my sons, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding:
2 For I give you good doctrine; forsake ye not my law.
PROVERBS 4 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

Proverbs 4:1-2 in Translation for Translators

1 My children, listen to what I am teaching you. If you pay attention, you will understand what is wise.
2 What I am teaching you is good, so do not turn away from it.
Proverbs 4 in Translation for Translators

Proverbs 4:1-2 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

1 Hear, you° children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
2 For I give you a good gift; forsake you° not my law.
Proverbs 4 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

Proverbs 4:1-2 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

1 Listen, sons, to a father’s instruction. Pay attention and know understanding;
2 for I give you sound learning. Don’t forsake my law.
Proverbs 4 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

Proverbs 4:1-2 in World English Bible (Catholic)

1 Listen, sons, to a father’s instruction. Pay attention and know understanding;
2 for I give you sound learning. Don’t forsake my law.
Proverbs 4 in World English Bible (Catholic)

Proverbs 4:1-2 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

1 Listen, sons, to a father’s instruction. Pay attention and know understanding;
2 for I give you sound learning. Don’t forsake my law.
Proverbs 4 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Proverbs 4:1-2 in Bible in Basic English

1 Give ear, my sons, to the teaching of a father; give attention so that you may have knowledge:
2 For I give you good teaching; do not give up the knowledge you are getting from me.
Proverbs 4 in Bible in Basic English

Proverbs 4:1-2 in Darby Translation

1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know intelligence;
2 for I give you good doctrine: forsake ye not my law.
Proverbs 4 in Darby Translation

Proverbs 4:1-2 in Douay-Rheims 1899

1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend that you may know prudence.
2 I will give you a good gift, forsake not my law.
Proverbs 4 in Douay-Rheims 1899

Proverbs 4:1-2 in Free Bible Version

1 Listen, sons, to a father's instruction; pay attention and discover what makes sense,
2 for what I am passing on to you is reliable. Don't reject my teachings.
Proverbs 4 in Free Bible Version

Proverbs 4:1-2 in Geneva Bible 1599

1 Heare, O ye children, the instruction of a father, and giue eare to learne vnderstanding.
2 For I doe giue you a good doctrine: therefore forsake yee not my lawe.
Proverbs 4 in Geneva Bible 1599

Proverbs 4:1-2 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
2 For I give you good doctrine; forsake ye not my teaching.
Proverbs 4 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

Proverbs 4:1-2 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding.
2 For I give you good doctrine, Forsake you not my law.
Proverbs 4 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

Proverbs 4:1-2 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

1 Hear, ye children, the correction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
2 For good information do I give you: my teaching must ye not forsake.
Proverbs 4 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

Proverbs 4:1-2 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding.
2 For I give you a good gift; Forsake ye not my law.
Proverbs 4 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Proverbs 4:1-2 in Nyangumarta English Bible

Proverbs 4:1-2 don't exist in Nyangumarta English Bible.
Proverbs 4 in Nyangumarta English Bible

Proverbs 4:1-2 in George Noyes Bible

1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, And attend, that ye may learn understanding!
2 For I give you good instruction; Forsake ye not my commandments.
Proverbs 4 in George Noyes Bible

Proverbs [Sayings] 4:1-2 in One Unity Resource Bible

1 Sh'ma ·Hear obey·, sons, to a father’s instruction. Pay attention and know understanding;
2 for I give you sound learning. Don’t forsake my Torah ·Teaching·.
Proverbs [Sayings] 4 in One Unity Resource Bible

Proverbs 4:1-2 in Unlocked Literal Bible

1 Listen, sons, to a father's instruction, and pay attention so you will know what understanding is.
2 I am giving you good instructions; do not forsake my teaching.
Proverbs 4 in Unlocked Literal Bible

Proverbs 4:1-2 in World English Bible

1 Listen, sons, to a father’s instruction. Pay attention and know understanding;
2 for I give you sound learning. Don’t forsake my law.
Proverbs 4 in World English Bible

Proverbs 4:1-2 in World English Bible British Edition

1 Listen, sons, to a father’s instruction. Pay attention and know understanding;
2 for I give you sound learning. Don’t forsake my law.
Proverbs 4 in World English Bible British Edition

Proverbs 4:1-2 in Noah Webster Bible

1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
Proverbs 4 in Noah Webster Bible

Proverbs 4:1-2 in World Messianic Bible

1 Listen, sons, to a father’s instruction. Pay attention and know understanding;
2 for I give you sound learning. Don’t forsake my law.
Proverbs 4 in World Messianic Bible

Proverbs 4:1-2 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

1 Listen, sons, to a father’s instruction. Pay attention and know understanding;
2 for I give you sound learning. Don’t forsake my law.
Proverbs 4 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

Proverbs 4:1-2 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

1 Sons, hear ye the teaching of your father; and perceive ye, that ye know prudence.
2 I shall give to you a good gift; forsake ye not my law.

Proverbs 4:1-2 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling (Enhanced)

1 Sons, hear ye the teaching of your father; and perceive ye (or and understand ye), (so) that ye know prudence.
2 I shall give to you a good gift; forsake ye not my law. (I give you a good gift; do not ye abandon my instructions.)

Proverbs 4:1-2 in Young's Literal Translation

1 Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding.
2 For good learning I have given to you, My law forsake not.