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Proverbs 4:10
10So listen to me, my child, and accept my teaching. If you do, the years of your life will 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
8Respect wisdom as very valuable, then she will make you great. If you make her your friend, she will give you honour. 9Wisdom will bless you, as if you are wearing a beautiful crown on your head.’ So listen to me, my child, and accept my teaching. If you do, the years of your life will be many. 11I am teaching you to be wise, so that you will know the right way to live. 12As you walk through life, nothing will stop you. Even when you run, you will not fall.
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שְׁמַ֣ע בְּ֭נִי וְקַ֣ח אֲמָרָ֑י וְיִרְבּ֥וּ לְ֝ךָ֗ שְׁנ֣וֹת חַיִּֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 4:10
- Proverbs 8:10Receive my wise teaching and knowledge as valuable things. They are more valuable than silver or the best gold.
- Proverbs 19:20Accept advice and good teaching. Then you will become wise one day.
- Job 22:22Listen to his teaching. Remember carefully what he tells you.
- Jeremiah 9:20‘Now hear the Lord's message, you women. Listen to what he says to you. Teach your daughters how to weep. Teach each other this funeral song:
- John 3:32He tells people about the things that he has seen. He tells about what he has heard. But people do not believe his message.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:13There is another reason why we always continue to thank God for you. When we told God's message to you, you knew that it was not human ideas. You accepted it as God's own message, and that is what it certainly is. You continue to grow as believers because of God's message that you heard.
- 1 Timothy 1:15Here is a true message that everyone should believe: ‘Christ Jesus came into the world to save people who do wrong things.’ I am the worst person like that!
- Proverbs 3:2If you obey them, you will live a long life. You will have peace in your mind. and you will enjoy your life.
- Deuteronomy 5:16Always respect your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you. Then you will live for many years in the land that the Lord your God will give to you. And you will be happy.
- Deuteronomy 6:2You must respect the Lord your God with fear. You must obey his rules and his commands that I am teaching you. You, your children and your grandchildren must obey them all through your lives. If you do that, you will enjoy a long life.
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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