Proverbs 4:2

For I give you lekach tov (good doctrine, good instruction), 1 forsake ye not my torah. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.

In Context

1Hear, ye banim, the musar (instruction, discipline) of an av, 1 and attend to know binah (understanding). 1

3For I was ben to avi, 1 tender and yachid (an only child) before immi. 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:2My teaching shall drop as the matar, 1 my speech shall distil as the tal, 1 as the small rain upon the tender herb, 1 and as the showers upon the esev; 1

2 Chronicles 7:19But if ye turn away, and forsake My chukkot and My mitzvot, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve elohim acherim, and worship them,

Job 33:3My words shall be of my yosher lev (the uprightness of my heart), 1 and my lips shall utter da'as that is pure. 1

Psalms 89:30His zera also will I make to endure forever, 1 and his kisse as the days of Shomayim. 1

Proverbs 8:8All the words of my peh (mouth) are in tzedek; 1 there is nothing crooked or perverse in them. 1

John 7:16Therefore, in reply, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said, My Torah (teaching) is not mine but of the One having 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 →

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