Proverbs 4:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.”

Proverbs 4:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 4:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 4:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For I was a son to my father, tender and an only child in the sight of my mother.”

Proverbs 4:3 — World English Bible

Proverbs 4:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For I was a son unto my father, Tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.”

Proverbs 4:3 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 4:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For, a son I have been to my father--tender, And an only one before my mother.”

Proverbs 4:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 4:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For I was a son unto my father, tender and an only one in the sight of my mother.”

Proverbs 4:3 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 4:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For I was my fathers sonne, tender and deare in the sight of my mother,”

Proverbs 4:3 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 4:3 in Context — Proverbs 4

1 OID, hijos, la doctrina de un padre, y estad atentos para que conozcáis cordura.

2 Porque os doy buena enseñanza; no desamparéis mi ley.

3 Porque yo fuí hijo de mi padre, delicado y único delante de mi madre.

4 Y él me enseñaba, y me decía: Mantenga tu corazón mis razones, guarda mis mandamientos, y vivirás:

5 Adquiere sabiduría, adquiere inteligencia; no te olvides ni te apartes de las razones de mi boca;

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What Does Proverbs 4:3 Mean?

Proverbs 4:3 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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