Proverbs 4:2
for what I am passing on to you is reliable. Don't reject my teachings.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
In Context
1Listen, sons, to a father's instruction; pay attention and discover what makes sense,
3When I was a son with my father—a tender young boy, my mother's only child—
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:2May my teaching fall gently like the rain; may my words drop lightly like the dew, like soft rain on new grass, like spring showers on growing plants.
2 Chronicles 7:19But if you turn away and ignore the laws and the commandments I have given you, and if you go and serve and worship other gods,
Job 33:3My words come from my upright heart; my lips speak sincerely of what I know.
Psalms 89:30But if his descendants abandon my laws, if they do not follow my rules,
Proverbs 8:8All the words I say are true; none are false or misleading.
John 7:16Jesus answered, “My teaching is not from me but from the one 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 →