Proverbs 7:1
My son, keep my sayings, and, my commandments, treasure by thee;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
In Context
2Keep my commandments and live, and mine instruction, as the pupil of thine eye;
Cross References
Job 22:22Accept, I beseech thee, from his mouth—instruction,—and lay up his sayings in thy heart.
Proverbs 2:1My son, if thou wilt receive my sayings, and, my commandments, wilt treasure up by thee;
Proverbs 5:5Her feet, are going down to death,—on hades, will her steps take firm hold.
Proverbs 10:14Wise men, treasure up knowledge, but, the mouth of the foolish, is a terror near at hand.
Luke 11:28But, he, said—Yea rather!—Happy they who hear the word of God, and observe it!
John 15:20Remember the word which, I, spake unto you: A servant is not greater than his lord. If, me, they persecuted, you too, will they persecute,—If, my word, they kept, your own also, will they keep.
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 →