Proverbs 4:10 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. ”

Proverbs 4:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The counsel which has come to him, in substance, from his father. Compare it with 2 Samuel 23:2 etc.; 1 Chronicles 28:9 ; 1 Chronicles 29:17 ; Psalms 15:1-5 ; Psalms 24:1-10 ; Psalms 37 ....
Proverbs 4:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

my son. See note on Proverbs 1:8 . sayings. Hebrew. imrah. See App-73. the years of thy life shall be many . [my sayings] shall grow greater [through] the years of thy life. The verb denote...
Proverbs 4:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. The years of thy life shall be many - Vice and intemperance impair the health and shorten the days of the wicked; whil...
Proverbs 4:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many - reverting to Proverbs 3:2 ....
Proverbs 4:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ancestral Wisdom. The Two Paths In Proverbs 4:1-9 the teacher lays stress on the fact that his instruction is a repetition of his father's. No teaching was thought valuable save that which was h...
Proverbs 4:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 5 EDUCATION: THE CHILD'S THOUGHT OF THE PARENT "Wisdom doth live with children round her knees." - Wordsworth. "He taught me, and said unto me," etc. Proverbs 4:4 THIS chapter begins...
Proverbs 4:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Guide-Posts on the Way of Life Proverbs 4:10-27 One or two sentences stand out in this section, demanding special attention. The path of the just, etc ., Proverbs 4:18 . We may compare this b...
Proverbs 4:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this chapter there are three addresses. The first is of the nature of personal testimony (verses Pro 4:1-9). The next two are exhortations to fidelity (verses Pro 4:10-27). The father urges his ow...
Proverbs 4:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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 strai...
Proverbs 4:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings ,.... Some think David is still speaking to his son Solomon, or Solomon continues relating what his father said to him; though I rather think these are Solomon...
Proverbs 4:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. Ver. 10. Hear, O my son, and receive. ] How slippery an age youth is, and how easily it slips into sinful courses a...
Proverbs 4:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings Diligently attend to and imbibe my instructions, as the earth drinks in the rain that drops upon it. I have taught thee in the way of wisdom Either, 1st, Th...
Proverbs 4:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Parental Instructions. 1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. 2 For I gi...
Proverbs 4:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Proverbs 4:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

God's Wisdom Teaches Men The Way In Which They Should Go, A Way In Which They Will Not Stumble And Which Leads To Life, They Are Thus To Avoid The Way Of The Wicked In Which Men Stumble And Where De...
Proverbs 4:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 4:8 . Exalt or “esteem.” Proverbs 4:9 . Last clause, or “she shall compass thee with a crown of glory.” Proverbs 4:10 . As is all other instances (see Notes on...
Proverbs 4:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 4:1 . Hear, ye children, a Hebraism, equivalent to wash, cleanse, and purify your ears. A grateful son here recites the domestic piety of an illustrious father. David talked much with his...
Proverbs 4:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths Precept and example Teaching and leading are closely allied, but are not identical. It is possible and common to have t...
Proverbs 4:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 4:1-20 7. Seventh admonitory discourse. We here enter upon the second group of admonitory discourses, as is indicated by the opening address, "my children," and which...
Proverbs 4:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Admonitions Concerning Wisdom
Proverbs 4:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Thessalonians 2:13 ; 1 Timothy 1:15 ; Deuteronomy 5:16 ; Deuteronomy 6:2 ; Jeremiah 9:20 ; Job 22:22 ; John 3:32 ; John 3:33 ; Proverbs 19:20 ; Proverbs 3:16 ; Proverbs 3:2 ; Proverbs 8...
Proverbs 4:10 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Sacred Exhortations Proverbs 4:1-27 INTRODUCTORY WORDS It is well, now and then, to step aside and consider what God has to say to young men and women; as well as to consider what He says to t...

Proverbs 4:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Proverbs 4:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Proverbs 4:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 4:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 4:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 4:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 4:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Proverbs 4:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 4:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 4:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 4:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 4:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 4:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 4:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 4:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 4:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 4:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 4:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

Proverbs 4:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 4:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 4:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 4:10 - Wells of Living Water Commentary