Pro 4:3 | JFB | STEP | 3. father's son —emphatic, a son specially regarded, and so called tender, as an object of special care (compare ); an idea further expressed by only beloved —or, "as an only son" ( ), though he had brothers (see on ).

Proverbs 4:3

3. father's son—emphatic, a son specially regarded, and so called tender, as an object of special care (compare 1Ch 22:7; 29:1); an idea further expressed by

only beloved—or, "as an only son" (Ge 22:2), though he had brothers (see on 1Ch 3:5).