Proverbs 7:2

2 Obey my commands and you will live. Guard my teachings as you would your own eyes.

Proverbs 7:2 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 7:2

Keep my commandments and live
Not the commandments of the law only, but the commandments of Christ; and even the doctrines of Christ are so called, as faith in him, and love to the saints, ( 1 John 3:23 ) ( John 14:21 John 14:23 ) ; which is the way to live comfortably, peaceably, pleasantly, and honourably; and my law as the apple of thine eye;
the doctrine of Christ, the law of the Lord, that goes out of Zion; which should be as dear to men as the apple of their eye, and as carefully preserved, that the least injury is not done to it; it should be kept inviolate.

Proverbs 7:2 In-Context

1 My son, obey my words. Store up my commands inside you.

2 Obey my commands and you will live. Guard my teachings as you would your own eyes.

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

4 Say to wisdom, "You are my sister." Call understanding a member of your family.

5 They will keep you from a woman who commits adultery. They will keep you from the smooth talk of a sinful wife.