Proverbs 4:3
For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
*For I was my fathers sonne, tender and onely beloued in the sight of my mother.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-reference1.Chron. 29.1.
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- 1 Chronicles 22:5Rank 1 from verse 3
5And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the Lord must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.
5And Dauid said, *Solomon my sonne is yong and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the LORD, must be exceeding magnificall, of fame and of glory throughout all countreys: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So Dauid prepared abundantly before his death.
- 1 Chronicles 29:1Rank 2 from verse 3
1FURTHERMORE David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the Lord God.
1¶ Furthermore, Dauid the King said vnto all the congregation, Solomon my sonne, whome alone God hath chosen, is yet *young and tender, and the worke is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.
- Romans 12:16Rank 3 from verse 3
- 1 Chronicles 3:5Rank 4 from verse 3
- 1 Kings 1:13–17Rank 5 from verse 3
13Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?
14Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.
15¶ And Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.
16And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?
17And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the Lord thy God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.
13Goe, and get thee in vnto King Dauid, and say vnto him, Diddest not thou, my lord, O king, sweare vnto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy sonne shall reigne after mee, and he shall sit vpon my throne? why then doth Adoniiah reigne?
14Beholde, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and †confirme thy words.
15¶ And Bath-sheba went in vnto the King into the chamber: and the king was very olde, and Abishag the Shunammite ministred vnto the king.
16And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeysance vnto the king: and the king said, †What wouldest thou?
17And she said vnto him, My lord, thou swarest by the LORD thy God vnto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy sonne shall reigne after me, and he shall sit vpon my throne:
- 2 Samuel 12:24–25Rank 6 from verse 3
24¶ And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the Lord loved him.
25And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the Lord.
24¶ And Dauid comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in vnto her, and lay with her: and *she bare a sonne, and he called his name Solomon, and the LORD loued him.
25And hee sent by the hand of Nathan the Prophet, and *hee called his name †Iedidiah, because of the LORD.
- Jeremiah 10:23Rank 7 from verse 3
- Zechariah 12:10Rank 8 from verse 3
10And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
10*And I wil powre vpon the house of Dauid, and vpon the inhabitants of Ierusalem the spirit of grace and of supplications, and they shall looke vpon me whom they haue pearced, and they shal mourne for him, as one mourneth for his onely sonne, and shall be in bitternesse for him, as one that is in bitternesse for his first borne.
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Proverbs 4:3
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.
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1. Delicate, young, or weak. 2. Sensitive. 3. Compassionate.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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1. The act or power of seeing. 2. A thing seen, view, or appearance. 3. Presence or observation.
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Sense 1: A female parent. Sense 2: Figuratively, a source, chief city, or maternal relation.
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4:2For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
4:2For I giue you good doctrine: forsake you not my law.
4:3For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
4:3*For I was my fathers sonne, tender and onely beloued in the sight of my mother.
Selected passage4:4He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
4:4*He taught me also, and said vnto me, Let thine heart reteine my wordes: keepe my commandements, and liue.