Proverbs 7:2
1 My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
3 Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Keep my commandments and live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
- KJV
- Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
- WEB
- Keep my commandments and live! Guard my teaching as the apple of your eye.
- ASV
- Keep my commandments and live; And my law as the apple of thine eye.
- DARBY
- Keep my commandments, and live; and my teaching, as the apple of thine eye.
- BLB
- Guard my commands and live, and my instruction like the pupil of your eyes.
- ÅB
- Bevar mine bud, så skal du leve, bevar min lære som din øyesten!
- OTB
- Hold mine bud og lev; vokt mine lærdommer som din øyes pupill.
- B1930
- Bevar mine bud, så skal du leve, bevar min lære som din øiesten!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 17:8
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
Read in contextLeviticus 18:5
Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.
Read in contextProverbs 4:4
He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
Read in context1 John 2:3–4
And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
Read in contextJohn 14:21
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
Read in context1 John 5:1–3
Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
Read in contextProverbs 4:13
Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
Read in contextJohn 15:14
Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
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