Proverbs 4:3
For I was my fathers sonne, tender and deare in the sight of my mother,
Geneva Bible 1599
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 doe giue you a good doctrine: therefore forsake yee not my lawe.
Cross References
1 Kings 1:13Go, and get thee in vnto King Dauid, and say vnto him, Didest not thou, my lorde, O King, sweare vnto thine handmaide, saying, Assuredly Salomon thy sonne shall reigne after me, and he shall sit vpon my throne? why is then Adoniiah King?
1 Chronicles 22:5And Dauid saide, Salomon my sonne is yong and tender, and we must builde an house for the Lord, magnificall, excellent and of great fame and dignitie throughout all countreyes. I will therefore nowe prepare for him. So Dauid prepared very much before his death.
Jeremiah 10:23O Lord, I knowe, that the way of man is not in himselfe, neyther is it in man to walke and to direct his steps.
Romans 12:16Be of like affection one towardes another: be not hie minded: but make your selues equall to them of the lower sort: be not wise in your selues.
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 →