King James Version
Proverbs 4:2 in the King James Version says “For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.”
Proverbs 4:2 · KJV
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“doctrine”
H3948properly, something received, i.e., (mentally) instruction (whether on the part of the teacher or hearer); also (in an active and sinister sense) inve
“you good”
H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
“For I give”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
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