Proverbs 3:1
Beni (my son), forget not my torah; 1 but let thine lev keep my mitzvot; 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
In Context
2For orekh yamim (length of days), and shnot chayyim, 1 and shalom, shall they add to thee. 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:9Only be shomer over thyself, and be shomer over thy nefesh diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy lev kol yamim of thy life; but teach them to thy banim, and the banim of thy banim;
Deuteronomy 5:16[HEH] Honor thy av and thy em, as Hashem Eloheicha hath commanded thee; that thy yamim may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in ha'adamah which Hashem Eloheicha giveth thee.
Deuteronomy 6:6And these devarim, which I command thee today, shall be in thine lev;
Deuteronomy 30:16In that I command thee today to love Hashem Eloheicha, to walk in His ways, and to be shomer over His mitzvot and His chukkot and His mishpatim, that thou mayest live and multiply; and Hashem Eloheicha shall bless thee in ha'aretz whither thou goest to possess it.
Psalms 119:16I will delight myself in Thy chukkim; 1 I will not forget Thy Davar. ג GIMEL 1
Psalms 119:47And I will delight myself in Thy mitzvot, 1 which I love. 1
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 3:1
This chapter is one of the most excellent in all this book, both for argument to persuade us to be religious and for directions therein. I. We must be constant to our duty because that is the way to be happy, ver. 1-4 . II. We must live a life of dependence upon God because that is the way to be safe, ver. 5 . III. We must keep up the fear of God because that is the way to be healthful, ver. 7, 8 . IV. We must serve God with our estates because that is the way to be rich, ver. 9, 10 . V. We must hear afflictions… Read the whole commentary →