New English Translation
Proverbs 4:10
10Listen, my child, and accept my words, so that 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
8Esteem her highly and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her. 9She will place a fair garland on your head; she will bestow a beautiful crown on you.” Listen, my child, and accept my words, so that the years of your life will be many. 11I will guide you in the way of wisdom and I will lead you in upright paths. 12When you walk, your steps will not be hampered, and when you run, you will not stumble.
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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 instruction rather than silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.
- Proverbs 19:20Listen to advice and receive discipline, that you may become wise by the end of your life.
- Job 22:22Accept instruction from his mouth and store up his words in your heart.
- Jeremiah 9:20I said, “So now, you wailing women, hear what the Lord says. Open your ears to the words from his mouth. Teach your daughters this mournful song, and each of you teach your neighbor this lament.
- John 3:32He testifies about what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:13And so we too constantly thank God that when you received God’s message that you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human message, but as it truly is, God’s message, which is at work among you who believe.
- 1 Timothy 1:15This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” – and I am the worst of them!
- Proverbs 3:2for they will provide a long and full life, and they will add well-being to you.
- Deuteronomy 5:16Honor your father and your mother just as the Lord your God has commanded you to do, so that your days may be extended and that it may go well with you in the land that he is about to give you.
- Deuteronomy 6:2and that you may so revere the Lord your God that you will keep all his statutes and commandments that I am giving you – you, your children, and your grandchildren – all your lives, to prolong your days.
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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