Proverbs 7:1
What does Proverbs 7:1 mean?
A plain-English look at Proverbs 7:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000My son, keep my words, And lay up my commandments with thee.
KJV
King James Version · 1611My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901My son, keep my words, And lay up my commandments with thee.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949My son, keep my sayings, and let my rules be stored up with you.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862My son! keep my sayings, And my commands lay up with thee.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752My son, keep my words, and lay up my precepts with thee. Son,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
Context
v.1This passage
v.2Keep my commandments and live; And my law as the apple of thine eye.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 10:14
Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.
- Deuteronomy 11:28
and the curse, if ye shall not hearken unto the commandments of Jehovah your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known.
- Luke 11:28
But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
- John 15:20
Remember the word that I said unto you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also.
- John 14:23
Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my word: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
- Revelation 22:9
And he saith unto me, See thou do it not: I am a fellow-servant with thee and with thy brethren the prophets, and with them that keep the words of this book: worship God.
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