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

New King James Version

²For I give you good doctrine:
Do not forsake my law.
³When I was my father’s son,
^(A)Tender and the only one in the sight of my mother,
⁴^(B)He also taught me, and said to me:
“Let your heart retain my words;
^(C)Keep my commands, and live.

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Proverbs 4:2-4

English Standard Version

²for I give you good ^(A)precepts;
    do not forsake my teaching.
³When I was a son with my father,
    ^(B)tender, ^(C)the only one in the sight of my mother,
⁴he ^(D)taught me and said to me,
^(E)“Let your heart hold fast my words;
    ^(F)keep my commandments, and live.