Other translations
American Standard Version
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; And the years of thy life shall be many.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Hear, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many.
Darby Bible Translation
Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, and the years of thy life shall be multiplied.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
Hear, O my son, and receive my words, that years of life may be multiplied to thee.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
Hear, my son, and accept my words, that the years of your life may be many.
God's Word
My son, listen and accept my words, and they will multiply the years of your life.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Listen, my son. Accept my words, and you will live many years.
International Standard Version
Listen, my son: accept my words, and you'll live a long, long time.
NET Bible
Listen, my child, and accept my words, so that the years of your life will be many.
New American Standard Bible
Hear, my son, and accept my sayings And the years of your life will be many.
New International Version
Listen, my son, accept what I say, and the years of your life will be many.
New Living Translation
My child, listen to me and do as I say, and you will have a long, good life.
Webster's Bible Translation
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
The World English Bible
Listen, my son, and receive my sayings. The years of your life will be many.
EasyEnglish Bible
So listen to me, my child, and accept my teaching. If you do, the years of your life will be many.
Young‘s Literal Translation
Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, And years of life [are] multiplied to thee.
New Life Version
Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, and the years of your life will be many.
The Voice Bible
Hear my words, my son, and take them in; let them soak in so that you will live a long, full life.
Living Bible
My son, listen to me and do as I say, and you will have a long, good life.
New Catholic Bible
Listen, my son, and take my words to heart, and the years of your life will be multiplied.
Legacy Standard Bible
Hear, my son, and receive my sayings And the years of your life will be many.
Jubilee Bible 2000
Hear, O my son, and receive my words, and the years of thy life shall be multiplied.
Christian Standard Bible
Listen, my son. Accept my words, and you will live many years.
Amplified Bible © 1954
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings, and the years of your life shall be many.
New Century Version
My child, listen and accept what I say. Then you will have a long life.
The Message
Dear friend, take my advice; it will add years to your life. I’m writing out clear directions to Wisdom Way, I’m drawing a map to Righteous Road. I don’t want you ending up in blind alleys, or wasting time making wrong turns. Hold tight to good advice; don’t relax your grip. Guard it well—your life is at stake! Don’t take Wicked Bypass; don’t so much as set foot on that road. Stay clear of it; give it a wide berth. Make a detour and be on your way.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
Listen, my son, and accept my words, so that the years of your life will be many.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Hear, my child, and accept my words, that the years of your life may be many.
Good News Translation®
Listen to me, my child. Take seriously what I am telling you, and you will live a long life.
Wycliffe Bible
My son, hear thou, and take my words (to heart); (so) that the years of (thy) life be multiplied to thee.
Contemporary English Version
My child, if you listen and obey my teachings, you will live a long time.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Hear, my son, and accept my words, that the years of your life may be many.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Hear, my child, and accept my words, that the years of your life may be many.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Hear, my child, and accept my words, that the years of your life may be many.
Common English Bible © 2011
Listen, my son, and take in my speech, then the years of your life will be many.
Amplified Bible © 2015
Hear, my son, and accept my sayings, And the years of your life will be many.
English Standard Version Anglicised
Hear, my son, and accept my words, that the years of your life may be many.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Hear, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life shall be many.
New American Standard Bible
Listen, my son, and accept my sayings, And the years of your life will be many.
The Expanded Bible
My ·child [L son], listen and ·accept what I say [L take in my speech]. Then ·you will have a long life [L your years will be multiplied].
Tree of Life Version
Listen, my son, and accept my words, so the years of your life will be many.
Revised Standard Version
Hear, my son, and accept my words, that the years of your life may be many.
New International Reader's Version
My son, listen. Accept what I say. Then you will live for many years.
BRG Bible
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
Complete Jewish Bible
Listen, my son, receive what I say, and the years of your life will be many.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Hear, my child, and accept my words, that the years of your life may be many.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
Hear, O beni (my son), and receive my sayings; and thy shnot chayyim shall be many.
Names of God Bible
My son, listen and accept my words, and they will multiply the years of your life.
Modern English Version
Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, and the years of your life will be many.
Easy-to-Read Version
Son, listen to me. Do what I say, and you will live a long time.
International Children’s Bible
My child, listen and accept what I say. Then you will have a long life.
Lexham English Bible
Listen, my child, take my sayings, and the years of your life shall be great.
New International Version - UK
Listen, my son, accept what I say, and the years of your life will be many.