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Proverbs 4:3
For, a son, became I to my father, tender and most precious in the sight of my mother.
Proverbs 4:3 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
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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 Hear, ye sons, the correction of a father, and attend, that ye may know understanding.
2 For, good teaching, have I given you, mine instruction, do not ye forsake.
3 For, a son, became I to my father, tender and most precious in the sight of my mother.
4 So he taught me, and said to me—Let thy heart, lay hold of my words, Keep my commandments and live!
5 Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding, Do not forget, neither decline thou from the sayings of my mouth.
6 Do not forsake her, and she will guard thee,—love her and she will keep thee.
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