Proverbs 4:10
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Hear,שְׁמַ֣ע
(she·ma)
8085: to heara prim. root
my son,בְּ֭נִי
(be·ni)
1121: sona prim. root
and acceptוְקַ֣ח
(ve·kach)
3947: to takea prim. root
my sayingsאֲמָרָ֑י
(a·ma·rai;)
561: speech, wordfrom amar
And the yearsשְׁנֹ֣ות
(she·no·vt)
8141: a yearfrom shana
of your life 
 
2425b: lifefrom chayah
will be many.וְיִרְבּ֥וּ
(ve·yir·bu)
7235a: to be or become much, many or greata prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Hear
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
O my son
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
and receive
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
my sayings
'emer  (ay'-mer)
something said -- answer, appointed unto him, saying, speech, word.
and the years
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
of thy life
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
shall be many
rabah  (raw-baw')
to increase (in whatever respect)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Hear, my son, and accept my sayings And the years of your life will be many.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Listen, my son. Accept my words, and you will live many years.

International Standard Version
Listen, my son: accept my words, and you'll live a long, long time.

NET Bible
Listen, my child, and accept my words, so that the years of your life will be many.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Hear, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
My son, listen and accept my words, and they will multiply the years of your life.

King James 2000 Bible
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of your life shall be many.
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