Proverbs 4:2-4

American Standard Version

²For I give you good doctrine;
Forsake ye not my ^[a]law.
³For I was a son unto my father,
Tender and ^[b]only beloved in the sight of my mother.
⁴And he taught me, and said unto me:
Let thy heart retain my words;
Keep my commandments, and live;

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Footnotes

Proverbs 4:2 Or, teaching
Proverbs 4:3 Hebrew an only one.

Proverbs 4:2-4

King James Version

²For 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.

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Proverbs 4:2-4

New International Version

²I give you sound learning,
    so do not forsake my teaching.
³For I too was a son to my father,
    still tender, and cherished by my mother.
⁴Then he taught me, and he said to me,
    “Take hold^(A) of my words with all your heart;
    keep my commands, and you will live.^(B)