Proverbs 4:10

Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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

American King James Version (AKJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Basic English Translation (BBE)

Give ear, O my son, and let your heart be open to my sayings; and long life will be yours.

Webster's Revision

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

World English Bible

Listen, my son, and receive my sayings. The years of your life will be many.

English Revised Version (ERV)

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

Clarke's Proverbs 4:10 Bible Commentary

The years of thy life shall be many - Vice and intemperance impair the health and shorten the days of the wicked; while true religion, sobriety, and temperance, prolong them. The principal part of our diseases springs from "indolence, intemperance, and disorderly passions." Religion excites to industry, promotes sober habits, and destroys evil passions, and harmonizes the soul; and thus, by preventing many diseases, necessarily prolongs life.