Proverbs 4:20

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

Cross-reference

Proverbs 5:1 repeats the same appeal to listen to wisdom, reinforcing the father's instruction.

Proverbs 6:20 similarly commands keeping parental instruction, echoing the call to pay attention here.

Proverbs 7:1 repeats the exhortation to treasure the father's words, identical in theme.

Proverbs 2:1 urges 'receive my words and treasure my commandments' — nearly identical appeal to attentiveness as found here.

Proverbs 8:6 has Wisdom herself say 'Hear, for I will speak noble things' — a parallel call to listen to wise speech.

Proverbs 13:1 contrasts the wise son who hears instruction with the scoffer — showing the outcome of heeding or ignoring this call.

Proverbs 6:21 urges internalizing instruction, extending the call to pay attention here.

Psalm 78:1 Parallel

Proverbs 7:1 again calls for keeping the father's words, directly paralleling this verse.

Isaiah 55:3 Allusion

Isaiah 55:3 uses the same phrase 'incline your ear' inviting people to listen for life, directly echoing this call to heed instruction.

Matthew 17:5 records God's command to 'listen to him' (Jesus), paralleling the father's command to listen to his words here.

Hebrews 2:1 Parallel

Hebrews 2:1 exhorts 'pay closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift' — a NT parallel to this urgent call to listen.

Deuteronomy 4:9 warns against forgetting God's works and letting them depart from the heart, similar to this charge to keep words close.