Proverbs 4:20

¹⁸ The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.

¹⁹ But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.

My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.

²¹ Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart.

²² For they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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Proverbs 5:1
My son, pay attention to my wisdom; incline your ear to my insight,
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Isaiah 55:3
Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant— My loving devotion promised to David.
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Proverbs 6:20–21
My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
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Proverbs 7:1
My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments within you.
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Psalms 78:1
Give ear, O my people, to my instruction; listen to the words of my mouth.
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Psalms 90:12
So teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom.
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Matthew 17:5
While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
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