Proverbs 4:3
“For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
For I was my father's son,.... Or, "a son to my father" (p); so Solomon was to God, his heavenly Father, Sa2 7:14; which…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Probably the words of Solomon himself, who looks back from his glorious throne and his matured wisdom to the training…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Proverbs 4:1-13
Here we have,
I. The invitation which Solomon gives to his children to come and receive instruction from him (Pro 4:1,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
my father's son The order of the words in the original: a son was I to my father, suggests the meaning, I was a trueson,…
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