Proverbs 4:3
For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
KJV
Nam et ego filius fui patris mei, tenellus et unigenitus coram matre mea.
Vulgate
υἱὸς γὰρ ἐγενόμην κἀγὼ πατρὶ ὑπήκοος καὶ ἀγαπώμενος ἐν προσώπῳ μητρός,
LXX
For I was a son unto my father, Tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
ASV
כִּי בֵ֭ן הָיִ֣יתִי לְ/אָבִ֑/י רַ֥ךְ וְ֝/יָחִ֗יד לִ/פְנֵ֥י אִמִּֽ/י
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
ו
v
noun · 1201×
וֹ
v
noun · 220×
י
y
adjective · 12×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
רַ֣ךְ
rk
adjective · 15×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Chr 22:5 — And 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 m
- 1Chr 29:1 — Furthermore 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 G
- Rom 12:16 — Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.