Proverbs 4:2
1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
3 For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
4 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For I give you sound teaching; do not abandon my directive.
- KJV
- For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
- WEB
- for I give you sound learning. Don’t forsake my law.
- ASV
- For I give you good doctrine; Forsake ye not my law.
- DARBY
- for I give you good doctrine: forsake ye not my law.
- BLB
- For good teaching I have given to you⁺; do not forsake my instruction.
- ÅB
- For en god lærdom gir jeg dere; mine bud må dere ikke forlate.
- OTB
- For jeg tilbyr dere god undervisning; forlat ikke min veiledning.
- B1930
- For en god lærdom gir jeg eder; mine bud må I ikke forlate.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Timothy 4:6
If 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.
Read in contextTitus 1:9
Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.
Read in contextPsalms 89:30–32
If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;
Read in contextProverbs 8:6–9
Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 32:2
My 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:
Read in contextJob 33:3
My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
Read in contextJob 11:4
For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.
Read in contextPsalms 49:1–3
Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
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