Proverbs 4:3
For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
Context
This verse from Proverbs Chapter 4 connects to 10 cross-references. The father recalls his own father's instruction urging him to get wisdom above all else and cherish her so she will protect him. He contrasts the path of the righteous, which shines brighter until full day, with the way of …
Other Translations
For I was a son unto my father, Tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
For, a son I have been to my father--tender, And an only one before my mother.
For I was a son to my father, a gentle and an only one to my mother.
Cross References
And David comforted Bath–sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, …
And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the Lord.
Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear …
And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the Lord thy God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon …
And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath–shua the daughter …
And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the …
Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young …
O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh …
And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and …
Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be …