Proverbs 7:1
a My son, honour the Lord, and thou shalt be strong; and fear none but him:
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
In Context
2keep my commandments, and thou shalt live; and keep my words as the pupils of thine eyes.
Cross References
Job 22:22And receive a declaration from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.
Proverbs 2:1My son, if thou wilt receive the utterance of my commandment, and hide it with thee;
Proverbs 5:5For the feet of folly lead those who deal with her down to the grave with death; and her steps are not established.
Proverbs 10:14The wise will hide discretion; but the mouth of the hasty draws near to ruin.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 7:1
The scope of this chapter is, as of several before, to warn young men against the lusts of the flesh. Solomon remembered of what ill consequence it was to his father, perhaps found himself, and perceived his son, addicted to it, or at least had observed how many hopeful young men among his subjects had been ruined by those lusts; and therefore he thought he could never say enough to dissuade men from them, that "every one may possess his vessel in sanctification and honour, and not in the lusts of uncleanness." In… Read the whole commentary →