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Proverbs 4:3

When I was my father's son, Tender and the only one in the sight of my mother,

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Key words: raḵ yāḥîḏ bēn 'ēm

Original words

EnglishOriginal wordRoot#
Forkî כִּיkî14
I washāyîṯî הָיִיתִיhāyâ6
my father'slᵊ'āḇî לְאָבִי'āḇ3
sonḇēn בֵןbēn8
tenderraḵ רַךְraḵ1
and onlyvᵊyāḥîḏ וְיָחִידyāḥîḏ1
in the sightlip̄nê לִפְנֵיpānîm1
of my mother'immî אִמִּי'ēm1

Cross-references 7

Passages are shown in the NKJV.

(whole verse) 7
  • 2 Samuel 12:24-25

    24Then David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her and lay with her. So she bore a son, and he called his name Solomon. Now the LORD loved him, 25and He sent word by the hand of Nathan the prophet: So he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.

  • 1 Kings 1:13-17

    13Go immediately to King David and say to him, "Did you not, my lord, O king, swear to your maidservant, saying, "Assuredly your son Solomon shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne"? Why then has Adonijah become king?' 14Then, while you are still talking there with the king, I also will come in after you and confirm your words." 15So Bathsheba went into the chamber to the king. (Now the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king.) 16And Bathsheba bowed and did homage to the king. Then the king said, "What is your wish?" 17Then she said to him, "My lord, you swore by the LORD your God to your maidservant, saying, "Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.'

  • 1 Chronicles 3:5

    5And these were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon--four by Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel.

  • 1 Chronicles 22:5

    5Now David said, "Solomon my son is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent, famous and glorious throughout all countries. I will now make preparation for it." So David made abundant preparations before his death.

  • 1 Chronicles 29:1

    1Furthermore King David said to all the assembly: "My son Solomon, whom alone God has chosen, is young and inexperienced; and the work is great, because the temple is not for man but for the LORD God.

  • Jeremiah 10:23

    23O LORD, I know the way of man is not in himself; It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps.

  • Romans 12:16

    16Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion.

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