King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 4:3
“For I was my father's son, tender and only [beloved] in the sight of my mother.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 4
1
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
2
For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
3
For I was my father's son, tender and only [beloved] in the sight of my mother.
4
He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
5
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget [it] not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.