Proverbs 3:1
My son, do not forget my commands 1 and keep my teachings in your heart, 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
In Context
2for length of days and years of life 1 and peace they will add to you. 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:9Only pay attention and carefully guard yourself, so that you do not forget the things that your eyes have seen, so that they do not leave your heart for all the days of your life. Instead, make them known to your children and your children's children.
Deuteronomy 5:16Honor your father and your mother, as Yahweh your God has commanded you to do, that you may live a long time in the land that Yahweh your God gives you, and so that it may go well with you.
Deuteronomy 6:6The words that I am commanding you today will be in your heart;
Deuteronomy 30:16If you obey the decrees of Yahweh your God, in which I am commanding you today to love Yahweh your God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments, his regulations, and his statutes, you will live and multiply, and Yahweh your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to possess.
Psalms 119:16I delight in your statutes; 1 I will not forget your word. GIMEL 1
Psalms 119:47I delight in your commandments, 1 which I love dearly. 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 →