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Proverbs 4:20

Proverbs 4:20
My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

My son, attend to my words,.... Which go before and which follow after, his doctrines, instructions, cautions, and exhortations;

incline thine ear unto my sayings; stoop and bow the ear; listen…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Proverbs 4:4-20

The counsel which has come to him, in substance, from his father. Compare it with 2Sa 23:2 etc.; 1Ch 28:9; 1Ch 29:17; Psa 15:1-5; Psa 24:1-10; Ps. 37. Pro 4:7 Or, “The beginning of wisdom is - get…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Proverbs 4:20-27

Solomon, having warned us not to do evil, here teaches us how to do well. It is not enough for us to shun the occasions of sin, but we must study the methods of duty.

I. We must have a continual…