New American Standard Bible 1995
Proverbs 4:1-4
1HearH8085, O sonsH1121, the 1instructionH4148 of a fatherH1, And 2giveH7181 attentionH7181 that you may 3gainH3045 understandingH998,2For I giveH5414 you 4soundH2896 5teachingH3948; 6Do not abandonH5800 my 7instructionH8451.3WhenH3588 I was a sonH1121 to my fatherH1, 8TenderH7390 and 9the onlyH3173 sonH3173 in the sightH6440 of my motherH517,4Then he 10taughtH3384 me and saidH559 to me, “Let your heartH3820 11holdH8551 fastH8551 my wordsH1697; 12KeepH8104 my commandmentsH4687 and liveH2421;
Notes
- 1. Proverbs 4:1 Ps 34:11; Prov 1:8 ↩
- 2. Proverbs 4:1 Prov 1:2; 2:2 ↩
- 3. Proverbs 4:1 Lit know ↩
- 4. Proverbs 4:2 Lit good ↩
- 5. Proverbs 4:2 Deut 32:2; Job 11:4 ↩
- 6. Proverbs 4:2 Ps 89:30; 119:87; Prov 3:1 ↩
- 7. Proverbs 4:2 Or law ↩
- 8. Proverbs 4:3 1 Chr 22:5; 29:1 ↩
- 9. Proverbs 4:3 Zech 12:10 ↩
- 10. Proverbs 4:4 Eph 6:4 ↩
- 11. Proverbs 4:4 Ps 119:168 ↩
- 12. Proverbs 4:4 Prov 7:2 ↩
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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