Proverbs 4:10

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; And the years of thy life shall be many.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שְׁמַ֣ע בְּ֭נִי וְקַ֣ח אֲמָרָ֑י וְיִרְבּ֥וּ לְ֝ךָ֗ שְׁנ֣וֹת חַיִּֽים׃

Transliteration

šəmaʿ bənî wəqaḥ ʾămārāy wəyirbû ləkā šənôt ḥayyîm

Grammar Details

• *šəmaʿ*: imperative, masculine singular, qal - hear/listen
• *bənî*: masculine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - my son
• *wəqaḥ*: conjunction + imperative, masculine singular, qal - and take/accept
• *ʾămārāy*: masculine plural noun + 1st person singular suffix - my sayings
• *wəyirbû*: conjunction + imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, qal - and they will increase/multiply
• *ləkā*: preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - for you
• *šənôt*: feminine plural construct noun - years of
• *ḥayyîm*: masculine plural noun - life

Word Meanings

• *qaḥ*: take/accept/receive
• *ʾămārāy*: my sayings/words/promises
• *yirbû*: increase/multiply/be numerous

Referenced Verses

• Prov 3:2 : 2 For length of days, and years of life, And peace, will they add to thee.
• Prov 3:16 : 16 Length of days is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and honor.
• Prov 8:10 : 10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; And knowledge rather than choice gold.
• Prov 19:20 : 20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
• Jer 9:20 : 20 Yet hear the word of Jehovah, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth; and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbor lamentation.
• John 3:32-33 : 32 {G2532} What he hath seen and heard, of that he beareth witness; and no man receiveth his witness. 33 He that hath received his witness hath set his seal to [this], that God is true.
• 1 Thess 2:13 : 13 And for this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when ye received from us the word of the message, [even the word] of God, ye accepted [it] not [as] the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also worketh in you that believe.
• 1 Tim 1:15 : 15 Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief:
• Deut 5:16 : 16 Honor thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God commanded thee; that thy days may be long, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
• Deut 6:2 : 2 that thou mightest fear Jehovah thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.
• Job 22:22 : 22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, And lay up his words in thy heart.
• Prov 2:1 : 1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee;