3For, a son I have been to my father — tender, And an only one before my mother.
3For, a son I have been to my father — tender, And an only one before my mother.
1 Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding.
2 For good learning I have given to you, My law forsake not.
3 For, a son I have been to my father — tender, And an only one before my mother.
4 And he directeth me, and he saith to me: 'Let thy heart retain my words, Keep my commands, and live.
5 Get wisdom, get understanding, Do not forget, nor turn away From the sayings of my mouth.
4:3For I was my father’s son, tender and only [beloved] in the sight of my mother.
4:3When I was a boy in my father's house, still tender, and an only child of my mother,
4:3For I also was my father's son, tender and as an only son in the sight of my mother:
4:3For I was a son unto my father, Tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
4:3For I was a son unto my father, tender and an only one in the sight of my mother.
4:3For I was a son unto my father, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
4:3For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
4:3For I was a son to my father, tender and an only child in the sight of my mother.
4:3For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.