Bible Strands
Proverbs 4:2
For I give you sound teaching; do not abandon my directive.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The father addresses his sons in Proverbs 4, commanding them to retain his teaching before he recounts his own youth.
The words — The Hebrew לֶקַח (le.kach) translates literally to "instruction," while תּוֹרָתִי (to.ra.ti) means "my instruction" or "my directive."
The thread — The text explicitly links holding to sound teaching in 1 Timothy 4:6 and Titus 1:9, where believers are instructed to nourish themselves on and firmly maintain faithful doctrine.
Why it lands — The verse commands the reader to actively preserve the father's teaching without neglect, requiring deliberate retention rather than passive listening.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
Cross-references
- 1 Timothy 4:6 By pointing out these things to the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished by the words of faith and sound instruction that you have followed.
- Titus 1:9 He must hold firmly to the faithful word as it was taught, so that he can encourage others by sound teaching and refute those who contradict it.
- Deuteronomy 32:2 Let my teaching fall like rain and my speech settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass, like showers on tender plants.
- Job 33:3 My words are from an upright heart, and my lips speak sincerely what I know.
- Psalms 89:30 If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments,
- Proverbs 8:6 Listen, for I speak of noble things, and the opening of my lips will reveal right.
- 1 Chronicles 28:9 As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
- 2 Chronicles 7:19 But if you turn away and forsake the statutes and commandments I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods,
- Job 11:4 You have said, ‘My doctrine is sound, and I am pure in Your sight.’
- Psalms 49:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all inhabitants of the world,