Proverbs 4:4

He taught me also. — Comp. David’s advice to Solomon (l Chron. 28:9, 10).

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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 ;...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

He (b) taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live. (b) Meaning, David his father.
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Wells of Living Water Commentary

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Said — The following verses, at least as far as the tenth verse, are the words of David.

⁴ He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 4:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Proverbs 4:4