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Proverbs 4:3 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 4 · verse 3
For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.Proverbs 4:3 · King James Version
Proverbs 4:3 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- father'sʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- tenderraktenderH7390 →
- sightpânîymthe faceH6440 →
- onlyyâchîydproperly, unitedH3173 →
- sonbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
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Here we have, I. The invitation which Solomon gives to his children to come and receive instruction from him (Pro 4:1, Pro 4:2): Hear, you children, the instruction of a father. That is, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-13