Proverbs 4:1

Authorized (King James) Version

4 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father,
and attend to know understanding.

Proverbs 4:1

21st Century King James Version

4 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and be attentive to know understanding.

4 Listen, my sons,^(A) to a father’s instruction;^(B)
pay attention and gain understanding.^(C)

⁶Children’s children are the crown of old men;
and the glory of children are their fathers.

⁶Children’s children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children are their fathers.

⁶Children’s children^(A) are a crown to the aged,
and parents are the pride of their children.

Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)

KJV reproduced by permission of Cambridge University Press, the Crown’s patentee in the UK.

21st Century King James Version (KJ21)

New International Version (NIV)