Proverbs 4:2

Proverbs 4:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
• New International Version (NIV)I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching.
• English Standard Version (ESV)for I give you good precepts; do not forsake my teaching.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For I give you good doctrine: Do not forsake my law.

Context of Proverbs 4:2

1Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding. For I give you sound teaching; do not abandon my directive. 3When I was a son to my father, tender and the only child of my mother, 4he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.

Proverbs 4:2 word by word

כִּ֤י לֶ֣קַח ט֭וֹב נָתַ֣תִּי לָכֶ֑ם תּֽ֝וֹרָתִ֗י אַֽל־תַּעֲזֹֽבוּ׃Read the interlinear

• Forכִּיkîy · forH3588
• I giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• soundטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• teachingלֶ֫קַחleqach · teachingH3948
• do notאַל'al · notH408
• abandonעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: neglectH5800
• my directiveתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451

Cross-references for Proverbs 4:2

• Proverbs 8:6Listen, for I speak of noble things, and the opening of my lips will reveal right.
• Proverbs 22:20Have I not written for you thirty sayings about counsel and knowledge,
• Deuteronomy 32:2Let my teaching fall like rain and my speech settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass, like showers on tender plants.
• Job 33:3My words are from an upright heart, and my lips speak sincerely what I know.
• Psalms 49:1Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all inhabitants of the world,
• John 7:16“My teaching is not My own,” Jesus replied. “It comes from Him who sent Me.
• 1 Timothy 4:6By pointing out these things to the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished by the words of faith and sound instruction that you have followed.
• 1 Chronicles 28:9As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
• 2 Chronicles 7:19But if you turn away and forsake the statutes and commandments I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods,
• Psalms 89:30If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments,

Commentaries on Proverbs 4:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Doctrine - Knowledge orally given and received.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Wise people handle life's challenges well because they follow good advice.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-271-2. (Compare Pr 1:8). to know--in order to know. doctrine--the matter of learning (Pr 1:5), such as he had received (La 3:1).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 4:2

• Children
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Diligence
• Getting
• Hold
• Look
• Ponder
• Principal
• Promote
• Right
• Stumble
• Doctrine

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