Proverbs 3:1
My son! my law forget not, And my commands let thy heart keep,
Young's Literal Translation
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, Life and peace they do add to thee.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:9'Only, take heed to thyself, and watch thy soul exceedingly, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they turn aside from thy heart, all days of thy life; and thou hast made them known to thy sons, and to thy sons' sons.
Deuteronomy 5:16'Honour thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee, so that thy days are prolonged, and so that it is well with thee, on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.
Deuteronomy 6:6and these words which I am commanding thee to-day have been on thine heart,
Deuteronomy 30:16in that I am commanding thee to-day to love Jehovah thy God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commands, and His statutes, and His judgments; and thou hast lived and multiplied, and Jehovah thy God hath blessed thee in the land whither thou art going in to possess it.
Psalms 119:16In Thy statutes I delight myself, I do not forget Thy word.
Psalms 119:47And I delight myself in Thy commands, That 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 →