Proverbs 4:10 meaning and explanation

Listen, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many.

Proverbs 4:10, Berean Standard Bible

Explanation preview

In this verse a father continues the instruction he began in verse 1, urging his son to listen and to receive his words. The Hebrew verb for receive carries the sense of taking something in and making it one's own, not merely hearing it.

Read and study this verse. Three complete study layers are included with Premium.

Read this verse in the app