Proverbs 4:10 (WEB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Proverbs 4:8 Esteem her, and she will exalt you. She will bring you to honor, when you embrace her.

Proverbs 4:9 She will give to your head a garland of grace. She will deliver a crown of splendor to you.”

Proverbs 4:10 Listen, my son, and receive my sayings. The years of your life will be many.

Proverbs 4:11 I have taught you in the way of wisdom. I have led you in straight paths.

Proverbs 4:12 When you go, your steps will not be hampered. When you run, you will not stumble.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "listen", "receive", "sayings", "years", and "life". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "listen" and "receive", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "She will give to your head a..." into verse 11's "I have taught you in the way...", so "listen" and "receive" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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