Proverbs 7:1

1 My son, pay attention to my words. Treasure my commands that are within you.

Proverbs 7:1 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 7:1

My son, keep my words
Doctrines and instructions; which, as a father to a son, or a master to his scholars, he had delivered; these he would have him observe and attend to; and lay up my commandments with thee:
as a treasure in his heart, to be brought out upon occasion; to be kept as valuable, and made use of as an antidote against and a preservative from sinning; see ( Psalms 119:11 ) . The Septuagint and Arabic versions add, what is not in the Hebrew text,

``son, honour the Lord, and thou shalt be strong;''

the Arabic adds,

``and he shall strengthen thee; and fear none besides him.''

Proverbs 7:1 In-Context

1 My son, pay attention to my words. Treasure my commands that are within you.

2 Obey my commands so that you may live. Follow my teachings just as you protect the pupil of your eye.

3 Tie them on your fingers. Write them on the tablet of your heart.

4 Say to wisdom, "You are my sister." Give the name "my relative" to understanding

5 in order to guard yourself from an adulterous woman, from a loose woman with her smooth talk.