Proverbs 7:1

Warning Against the Adulterous Woman

1 My son, keep my words and store up my commands within you.

Proverbs 7:1 in Other Translations

KJV
1 My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
ESV
1 My son, keep my words and treasure up my commandments with you;
NLT
1 Follow my advice, my son; always treasure my commands.
MSG
1 Dear friend, do what I tell you; treasure my careful instructions.
CSB
1 My son, obey my words, and treasure my commands.

Proverbs 7:1 In-Context

1 My son, keep my words and store up my commands within you.
2 Keep my commands and you will live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
3 Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and to insight, “You are my relative.”
5 They will keep you from the adulterous woman, from the wayward woman with her seductive words.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Proverbs 1:8; Proverbs 2:1
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