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, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. 3For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. 4He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain 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
• you goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• doctrineלֶ֫קַחleqach · teachingH3948
• forsakeעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: neglectH5800
• ye not my lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451

Cross-references for Proverbs 4:2

• Proverbs 8:6Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
• Proverbs 22:20Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
• Deuteronomy 32:2My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:
• Job 33:3My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
• Psalms 49:1Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
• John 7:16Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.
• 1 Timothy 4:6If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.
• 1 Chronicles 28:9And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for Yhwh searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
• 2 Chronicles 7:19But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;
• Psalms 89:30If his children forsake my law, and walk not 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