Proverbs 7:1

1 fili mi custodi sermones meos et praecepta mea reconde tibi

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 fili mi custodi sermones meos et praecepta mea reconde tibi

2 serva mandata mea et vives et legem meam quasi pupillam oculi tui

3 liga eam in digitis tuis scribe illam in tabulis cordis tui

4 dic sapientiae soror mea es et prudentiam voca amicam tuam

5 ut custodiat te a muliere extranea et ab aliena quae verba sua dulcia facit