Proverbs 4:4
And he instructed me, and said unto me, Let thy heart grasp firmly my words: observe my commandments and live.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
3For I was a son unto my father, a tender and an only child before my mother.
5Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding: forget not, and depart not from the sayings of my mouth.
Cross References
Leviticus 18:3After the doings of the Land of Egypt, wherein ye have dwelt, shall ye not do; and after the doings of the land of Canaan whither I am bringing you, shall ye not do; and in their customs shall ye not walk.
Deuteronomy 6:6And these words which I command thee this day, shall be in thy heart:
1 Chronicles 22:11Now, my son, may the Lord be with thee, that thou mayest prosper, and build the house of the Lord thy God, as he hath spoken concerning thee.
Psalms 119:11In my heart have I treasured up thy saying, in order that I may not sin against thee.
Proverbs 3:1My son, forget not my teaching, and let thy heart keep my commandments;
Proverbs 7:2Observe my commandments, and live: and my teaching as the apple of thy eyes.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 4:2-14
Parental Instructions. 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. 6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep… Read the whole commentary →