Proverbs 7:1

1 son, keep my words, and hide with thee my commandments. son, honour the Lord, and thou shalt be strong; and fear none but him:

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 son, keep my words, and hide with thee my commandments. son, honour the Lord, and thou shalt be strong; and fear none but him:

2 keep my commandments, and thou shalt live; and my words as the pupils of eyes.

3 And bind them on thy fingers, and write on the table of thine heart.

4 Say that wisdom is thy sister, and gain prudence as an acquaintance for thyself;

5 that she may keep thee from the strange and wicked woman, if she should assail thee with flattering words.