Proverbs 4:2
For I give you sound teaching; do not abandon my directive.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
In Context
1Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.
3When I was a son to my father, tender and the only child of my mother,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:2Let my teaching fall like rain and my speech settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass, like showers on tender plants.
2 Chronicles 7:19But if you turn away and forsake the statutes and commandments I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods,
Job 33:3My words are from an upright heart, and my lips speak sincerely what I know.
Psalms 89:30If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments,
Proverbs 8:8All the words of my mouth are righteous; none are crooked or perverse.
John 7:16“My teaching is not My own,” Jesus replied. “It comes from Him who sent Me.
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 →