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Proverbs 4:1-4 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 4 · verses 1–4 · King James Version
1Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. 2For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. 3For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. 4He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.Proverbs 4:1-4 · King James Version
Proverbs 4:1-4 in context
1Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
2For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
3For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
4He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
5Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
6Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
Cross references
Key words (Strong's)
- commandmentsmitsvâha command, whether human or divineH4687 →
- instructionmûwçârproperly, chastisementH4148 →
- childrenbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- doctrineleqachproperly, something receivedH3948 →
- forsakeʻâzabto loosenH5800 →
- fatherʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- attendqâshabto prick up the earsH7181 →
- tenderraktenderH7390 →
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