The Meaning of Proverbs 4:1 Explained

Proverbs 4:1

KJV: Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.

YLT: Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding.

Darby: Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know intelligence;

ASV: Hear, my'sons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding:

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Proverbs 4:1?

MEANING: What does Proverbs 4:1 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Proverbs 4:1 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Proverbs 4:1?

What is the context of Proverbs 4:1?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.

What does Proverbs 4:1 Mean?

Context Summary

Proverbs 4:1-9 - The Counsels Of Experience.

Here are many duties! Be generous! Of course we must discriminate-to whom it is due; and we must be prudent-when it is in the power of thine hand, Proverbs 3:27. Moreover, be prompt, Proverbs 3:28. Don't stir up strife or take a mean advantage, Proverbs 3:29-30. In the presence of the prosperity of the violent and evil man, repress envy and recall Psalms 37:1-40.

The word translated secret in Proverbs 3:32 should be rendered "friendship." See Psalms 25:14. Remember that Jesus calls us into this sacred inner circle, John 15:15. Count on God blessing your home-life, Proverbs 3:33. Be lowly and claim your great inheritance, Proverbs 3:34-35. See Matthew 5:3.

We are next admitted into an ancient Hebrew home, Proverbs 4:1-9. We can hear the old patriarch advising his son, with deep and fond anxiety, that he should make the best of his life. What a difference would come over the land if fathers spoke more often like this! But to speak thus needs a background of noble living. [source]

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 4

¹ persuades to wisdom
¹⁴ and to show wickedness
²⁰ He exhorts to sanctification

What do the individual words in Proverbs 4:1 mean?

Hear [my] children the instruction of a father and give attention to know understanding

שִׁמְע֣וּ בָ֭נִים מ֣וּסַר אָ֑ב וְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּ לָדַ֥עַת בִּינָֽה

שִׁמְע֣וּ	Hear
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural Root: שָׁמַע Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
בָ֭נִים	[my] children
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
מ֣וּסַר	the instruction
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מוּסָר Sense: discipline, chastening, correction.
אָ֑ב	of a father
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אָב Sense: father of an individual.
וְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּ	and give attention
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine plural Root: קָשַׁב Sense: to hear, be attentive, heed, incline (of ears), attend (of ears), hearken, pay attention, listen.
לָדַ֥עַת	to know
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: דָּעָה Sense: to know.
בִּינָֽה	understanding
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: בִּינָה Sense: understanding, discernment.

What are the major concepts related to Proverbs 4:1?

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