Proverbs 4:4
He taught me also, and said to me, Let thy heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
Webster Bible
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In Context
3For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
5Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Cross References
Leviticus 18:3After the doings of the land of Egypt in which ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances.
Deuteronomy 6:6And these words which I command thee this day, shall be in thy heart:
1 Chronicles 22:11Now, my son, the LORD be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the LORD thy God, as he hath said of thee.
Psalms 119:11Thy word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against thee.
Proverbs 3:1My son, forget not my law; but let thy heart keep my commandments;
Proverbs 7:2Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thy eye.
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 →