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

1Hear, O sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention that you may gain understanding, For I give you sound teaching; Do not abandon my instruction. 3When I was a son to my father, Tender and the only son in the sight of my mother, 4Then he taught me and said to me, “Let your heart hold fast my words; Keep my commandments and live;

Proverbs 4:2 word by word

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

• For I giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• soundטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• teachingלֶ֫קַחleqach · teachingH3948
• Do not abandonעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: neglectH5800
• instructionתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451

Cross-references for Proverbs 4:2

• Proverbs 8:6Listen, for I will speak noble things; And the opening of my lips will reveal right things.
• Proverbs 22:20Have I not written to you excellent things Of counsels and knowledge,
• Deuteronomy 32:2Let my teaching drop as the rain, My speech distill as the dew, As the droplets on the fresh grass And as the showers on the herb.
• Job 33:3My words are from the uprightness of my heart, And my lips speak knowledge sincerely.
• Psalms 49:1Hear this, all peoples; Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,
• John 7:16So Jesus answered them and said, “My teaching is not Mine, but His who sent Me.
• 1 Timothy 4:6In pointing out these things to the brethren, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, constantly nourished on the words of the faith and of the sound doctrine which you have been following.
• 1 Chronicles 28:9“As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a whole heart and a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
• 2 Chronicles 7:19“But if you turn away and forsake My statutes and My commandments which I have set before you, and go and serve other gods and worship them,
• Psalms 89:30“If 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