American Standard Version
Proverbs 4:10
10Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings;And the years of thy life shall be many.
Proverbs 4:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
- New International Version (NIV)Listen, my son, accept what I say, and the years of your life will be many.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Hear, my son, and accept my words, that the years of your life may be many.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, And the years of your life will be many.
Context of Proverbs 4:10
8Exalt her, and she will promote thee; She will bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her. 9She will give to thy head a chaplet of grace; A crown of beauty will she deliver to thee. Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; And the years of thy life shall be many. 11I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in paths of uprightness. 12When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; And if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
Read all of Proverbs 4Proverbs 4:10 word by word
שְׁמַ֣ע בְּ֭נִי וְקַ֣ח אֲמָרָ֑י וְיִרְבּ֥וּ לְ֝ךָ֗ שְׁנ֣וֹת חַיִּֽים׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 4:10
- Proverbs 8:10Receive my instruction, and not silver; And knowledge rather than choice gold.
- Proverbs 19:20Hear counsel, and receive instruction, That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
- Job 22:22Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, And lay up his words in thy heart.
- Jeremiah 9:20Yet hear the word of Jehovah, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth; and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbor lamentation.
- John 3:32What he hath seen and heard, of that he beareth witness; and no man receiveth his witness.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:13And for this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when ye received from us the word of the message, even the word of God, ye accepted it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also worketh in you that believe.
- 1 Timothy 1:15Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief:
- Proverbs 3:2For length of days, and years of life, And peace, will they add to thee.
- Deuteronomy 5:16Honor thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God commanded thee; that thy days may be long, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
- Deuteronomy 6:2that thou mightest fear Jehovah thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.
Commentaries on Proverbs 4:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10The years of thy life shall be many - Vice and intemperance impair the health and shorten the days of the wicked; while true religion, sobriety, and temperance, prolong them. The principal part of our diseases springs from "indolence, intemperance, and disorderly passions." Religion excites to industry, promotes sober habits, and destroys evil passions, and harmonizes the soul; and thus, by preventing many diseases, necessarily prolongs life.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4-20Verses 4-20 The counsel which has come to him, in substance, from his father. Compare it with 2 Samuel 23:2 etc.; 1 Chronicles 28:9; 1 Chronicles 29:17; Psalm 15:1-5; Psalm 24:1-10; Proverbs 4:7 Or, “The beginning of wisdom is - get wisdom.” To seek is to find, to desire is to obtain. Proverbs 4:12 The ever-recurring parable of the journey of life. In the way of wisdom the path is clear and open, obstacles disappear; in the quickest activity (“when thou…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Not every wise person lives longer than every evil person. However, obedience and wise living increase the chances of a long, good life (see also Proverbs 5:1–14, 21–23; 23:29–35; compare Ecclesiastes 2:12217).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. (Compare Pr 2:1; 3:2).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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