Proverbs 3:1
My son, mine instruction, do not thou forget, and, my commandment, let thy heart observe;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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, and blessedness, shall they add to thee.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:9Only take thou heed to thyself and keep thy soul diligently, so that thou forget not the things which thine own eyes have seen, and so that they go not out of thy heart, all the days of thy life,—but thou shalt make them known unto thy sons and unto thy sons’ sons:—
Deuteronomy 5:16Honour thy father and thy mother, as Yahweh thy God hath commanded thee,—that thy days may be prolonged and that it may go well with thee, upon the soil which Yahweh thy God is about to give unto thee:
Deuteronomy 6:6so shall these words which I am commanding thee to-day, be upon thy heart;
Deuteronomy 30:16for thou must keep the commandments of Yahweh thy God which I am commanding thee to-day, to love Yahweh thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes, and his regulations,—so shalt thou live and multiply, and Yahweh thy God will bless thee, in the land which thou art entering to possess.
Psalms 119:16In thy statutes, will I find my dear delight, I will not forget thy word.
Psalms 119:47That I may find dear delight in thy commandments, which I have loved.
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 →