Proverbs 4:1 (DRB)

Passage

Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend, that you may know prudence.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 4:1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend, that you may know prudence.

Proverbs 4:2 I will give you a good gift, forsake not my law.

Proverbs 4:3 For I also was my father's son, tender, and as an only son in the sight of my mother:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hear", "children", "instruction", "father", "attend", and "prudence". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hear" and "children", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "I will give you a good gift...", so "hear" and "children" should be read forward into that movement. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "hear" and "children" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.