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

1Listen, children, to a father’s instruction, and pay attention so that you may gain discernment. Because I give you good instruction, do not forsake my teaching. 3When I was a son to my father, a tender only child before my mother, 4he taught me, and he said to me: “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands so that you will live.

Proverbs 4:2 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• For I giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• you goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• doctrineלֶ֫קַחleqach · teachingH3948
• forsakeעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: neglectH5800
• ye not my lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451

Cross-references for Proverbs 4:2

• Proverbs 8:6Listen, for I will speak excellent things, and my lips will utter what is right.
• Proverbs 22:20Have I not written thirty sayings for you, sayings of counsel and knowledge,
• Deuteronomy 32:2My teaching will drop like the rain, my sayings will drip like the dew, as rain drops upon the grass, and showers upon new growth.
• Job 33:3My words come from the uprightness of my heart, and my lips will utter knowledge sincerely.
• Psalms 49:1Listen to this, all you nations! Pay attention, all you inhabitants of the world!
• John 7:16So Jesus replied, “My teaching is not from me, but from the one who sent me.
• 1 Timothy 4:6By pointing out such things to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, having nourished yourself on the words of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed.
• 1 Chronicles 28:9“And you, Solomon my son, obey the God of your father and serve him with a submissive attitude and a willing spirit, for the Lord examines all minds and understands every motive of one’s thoughts. If you seek him, he will let you find him, but if you abandon him, he will reject you permanently.
• 2 Chronicles 7:19“But if you people ever turn away from me, fail to obey the regulations and rules I instructed you to keep, and decide to serve and worship other gods,
• Psalms 89:30If his sons reject my law and disobey my regulations,

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