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Proverbs 4:3
For I was a son to my father, a gentle and an only one to my mother.
Proverbs 4:3 · Bible in Basic English
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Proverbs 4:3 in other translations
For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
When I was a son to my father, tender and the only child of my mother,
For I was a son to my father, tender and an only child in the sight of my mother.
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In context
1 Give ear, my sons, to the teaching of a father; give attention so that you may have knowledge:
2 For I give you good teaching; do not give up the knowledge you are getting from me.
3 For I was a son to my father, a gentle and an only one to my mother.
4 And he gave me teaching, saying to me, Keep my words in your heart; keep my rules so that you may have life:
5 Get wisdom, get true knowledge; keep it in memory, do not be turned away from the words of my mouth.
6 Do not give her up, and she will keep you; give her your love, and she will make you safe.
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