God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 4:10
10My son, listen and accept my words, and they will multiply the years of your life.
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
8Cherish wisdom. It will raise you up. It will bring you honor when you embrace it. 9It will give you a graceful garland for your head. It will hand you a beautiful crown.” My son, listen and accept my words, and they will multiply the years of your life. 11I have taught you the way of wisdom. I have guided you along decent paths. 12When you walk, your stride will not be hampered. Even if you run, you will not stumble.
Read all of Proverbs 4Proverbs 4:10 word by word
שְׁמַ֣ע בְּ֭נִי וְקַ֣ח אֲמָרָ֑י וְיִרְבּ֥וּ לְ֝ךָ֗ שְׁנ֣וֹת חַיִּֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 4:10
- Proverbs 8:10Take my discipline, not silver, and my knowledge rather than fine gold,
- Proverbs 19:20Listen to advice and accept discipline so that you may be wise the rest of your life.
- Job 22:22Accept instruction from his mouth, and keep his words in your heart.
- Jeremiah 9:20Listen to the Lord’s word, you women, and open your ears to hear his words. Teach your daughters how to cry. Teach your neighbors funeral songs.
- John 3:32and tells what he has seen and heard. Yet, no one accepts what he says.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:13Here is another reason why we never stop thanking God: When you received God’s word from us, you realized it wasn’t human words. Instead, you accepted it for what it really is—God’s word. This word is at work in you believers.
- 1 Timothy 1:15This is a statement that can be trusted and deserves complete acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, and I am the foremost sinner.
- Proverbs 3:2because they will bring you long life, good years, and peace.
- Deuteronomy 5:16“Honor your father and your mother as the Lord your God has commanded you. Then you will live for a long time, and things will go well for you in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
- Deuteronomy 6:2As long as you live, you, your children, and your grandchildren must fear the Lord your God. All of you must obey all his laws and commands that I’m giving you, and you will live a long time.
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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