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Proverbs 4:20-22
King James Version
Proverbs 4:20-22
King James Version
20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
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Proverbs 4:20-22
New International Version
Proverbs 4:20-22
New International Version
Proverbs 4:20-22
English Standard Version
Proverbs 4:20-22
English Standard Version
20 (A)My son, be attentive to my words;
incline your ear to my sayings.
21 (B)Let them not escape from your sight;
(C)keep them within your heart.
22 For they are (D)life to those who find them,
and healing to all their[a] flesh.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:22 Hebrew his
Proverbs 4:20-22
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 4:20-22
Christian Standard Bible
The Straight Path
20 My son, pay attention to my words;
listen closely to my sayings.(A)
21 Don’t lose sight of them;(B)
keep them within your heart.
22 For they are life to those who find them,
and health to one’s whole body.
Proverbs 4:20-22
New American Standard Bible 1995
Proverbs 4:20-22
New American Standard Bible 1995
20 My son, (A)give attention to my words;
(B)Incline your ear to my sayings.
21 (C)Do not let them depart from your sight;
(D)Keep them in the midst of your heart.
22 For they are (E)life to those who find them
And (F)health to all [a]their body.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:22 Lit his
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