Proverbs 4:3
For I also was a son obedient to my father, and loved in the sight of my mother:
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
In Context
2For I give you a good gift; forsake ye not my law.
Cross References
1 Kings 1:13Haste, and go in to king David, and thou shalt speak to him, saying, Hast not thou, my lord, O king, sworn to thine handmaid, saying, Thy son Solomon shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then does Adonias reign?
1 Chronicles 22:5And David said, My son Solomon is a tender child, and the house for me to build to the Lord is for superior magnificence for a name and for a glory through all the earth: I will make preparation for it. And David prepared abundantly before his death.
Jeremiah 10:23I know, O Lord, that man's way is not his own; neither shall a man go, and direct his going.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 4:2-14
Parental Instructions. 1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. 2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. 3 For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. 4 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live. 5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. 6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep… Read the whole commentary →