Proverbs 4:10
So now I say, “My son, heed what I say. If you do that, you will live a good long life.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
In Context
11I am teaching you the way to live wisely; I am showing you how to act justly toward others.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:2He wants you to revere him, and he wants you and your descendants to always obey all these rules and regulations that I am giving to you, in order that you may live for a long time.
Proverbs 2:1My son, listen to what I say, and consider my instructions to be as valuable as [MET] a treasure.
Proverbs 3:16On the one hand, wisdom [PRS] enables you to live a long life, and on the other hand, wisdom enables you to become rich and to be honored.
Proverbs 19:20Pay attention when people give you good advice and learn from them, in order that you will become wise for the rest of your life.
John 3:32He tells people what he has seen and what he heard in heaven, but very few people [HYP] listen to what he says.
1 Timothy 1:15Something that all we believers say is certainly true and is worthy for us to fully accept is that Christ Jesus came into the world in order to save sinful people so that God would not punish them for their sins. As for me, I consider that I have sinned more than all others.
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 →