Proverbs 4:3
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“When I was a son to my father, tender and the only child of my mother,”
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“When I was a son to my father, tender and the only child of my mother,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.”
King James Version · Public Domain“For I was a son unto my father, Tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“For, a son I have been to my father--tender, And an only one before my mother.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 4:3 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 12:24Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. So she gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. Now the LORD loved the child
- 1 Kings 1:13Go at once to King David and say, ‘My lord the king, did you not swear to your maidservant, “Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’
- 1 Chronicles 3:5and these sons were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. These four were born to him by Bathsheba daughter of Ammiel.
- 1 Chronicles 22:5And David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent—famous and glorious throughout all lands. Therefore I must make preparations for it.” So David made lavish preparations before his death.
- 1 Chronicles 29:1Then King David said to the whole assembly, “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. The task is great because this palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.
- Jeremiah 10:23I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; no one who walks directs his own steps.
- Zechariah 12:10Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.
- Romans 12:16Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but enjoy the company of the lowly. Do not be conceited.
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