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Proverbs 4:20 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.”

Proverbs 4:20

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Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:

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But the path of the just {is} as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

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The way of the wicked {is} as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.

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My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.

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Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.

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For they {are} life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. {health: Heb. medicine}

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