Proverbs 4:3
For I was my father's son, Tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
In context
1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding. 2 For I give you good doctrine, Forsake ye not my law. 3 For I was my father's son, Tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. 4 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: Keep my commandments, and live. 5 Get wisdom, get understanding: Forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. 6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: Love her, and she shall keep thee.
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- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 4:3 in the NIV
For I too was a son to my father, still tender, and cherished by my mother.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 4:3 in the ESV
When I was a son with my father, tender, the only one in the sight of my mother,