Proverbs 4:3 in the World English Bible
For I was a son to my father, tender and an only child in the sight of my mother.
Context
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.