Proverbs 4:3 - The Message3-9 When I was a boy at my father’s knee, the pride and joy of my mother, He would sit me down and drill me: “Take this to heart. Do what I tell you—live! Sell everything and buy Wisdom! Forage for Understanding! Don’t forget one word! Don’t deviate an inch! Never walk away from Wisdom—she guards your life; love her—she keeps her eye on you. Above all and before all, do this: Get Wisdom! Write this at the top of your list: Get Understanding! Throw your arms around her—believe me, you won’t regret it; never let her go—she’ll make your life glorious. She’ll garland your life with grace, she’ll festoon your days with beauty.” See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 17693 For I was my father's son, Tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition3 When I [Solomon] was a son with my father [David], tender and the only son in the sight of my mother [Bathsheba], See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)3 For I was a son unto my father, Tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. See the chapterCommon English Bible3 When I was a son to my father, tender and my mother’s favorite, See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version3 For I, too, was the son of my father, tender and an only son in the sight of my mother. See the chapter |