Proverbs 4:10
שְׁמַע בְּנִי וְקַח אֲמָרָי וְיִרְבּוּ לְךָ שְׁנוֹת חַיִּֽים ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
In Context
9תִּתֵּן לְרֹאשְׁךָ לִוְיַת ־ חֵן עֲטֶרֶת תִּפְאֶרֶת תְּמַגְּנֶֽךָּ ׃
11בְּדֶרֶךְ חָכְמָה הֹרֵתִיךָ הִדְרַכְתִּיךָ בְּמַעְגְּלֵי ־ יֹֽשֶׁר ׃
Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:2לְמַעַן תִּירָא אֶת ־ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לִשְׁמֹר אֶת ־ כָּל ־ חֻקֹּתָיו וּמִצְוֺתָיו אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוֶּךָ אַתָּה וּבִנְךָ וּבֶן ־ בִּנְךָ כֹּל יְמֵי חַיֶּיךָ וּלְמַעַן יַאֲרִכֻן יָמֶֽיךָ ׃
Proverbs 2:1בְּנִי אִם ־ תִּקַּח אֲמָרָי וּמִצְוֺתַי תִּצְפֹּן אִתָּֽךְ ׃
Proverbs 3:16אֹרֶךְ יָמִים בִּֽימִינָהּ בִּשְׂמֹאולָהּ עֹשֶׁר וְכָבֽוֹד ׃
Proverbs 19:20שְׁמַע עֵצָה וְקַבֵּל מוּסָר לְמַעַן תֶּחְכַּם בְּאַחֲרִיתֶֽךָ ׃
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 →