King James Version
Proverbs 4:10 in the King James Version says “Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.”
Proverbs 4:10 · KJV
Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee. a crown: or, she shall compass thee with a crown of glory
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Hear”
H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
“O my son”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
“of thy life”
H2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin
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