Proverbs 4:3
For I have been a son to my father—tender, || And an only one before my mother.
Literal Standard Version
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 have given to you good learning, do not forsake my law.
Cross References
1 Kings 1:13go and enter in to King David, and you have said to him: Have you not, my lord, O king, sworn to your handmaid, saying, Surely your son Solomon reigns after me, and he sits on my throne? And why has Adonijah reigned?
1 Chronicles 22:5And David says, “My son Solomon [is] a youth and tender, and the house to be built for YHWH [is] to be made exceedingly great, for renown and for beauty to all the lands; now let me prepare for it”; and David prepares in abundance before his death.
Jeremiah 10:23I have known, O YHWH, that not of man [is] his way, || Not of man [is] the going and establishing of his step.
Romans 12:16of the same mind toward one another, not minding the high things, but with the lowly going along; do not become wise in your own conceit;
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 →