Proverbs 4:4
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 4
“He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.”Proverbs 4:4
What Does Proverbs 4:4 Mean?
Proverbs 4:4 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 4, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 4:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
John 15:7“If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.”Proverbs 3:1“My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:”Proverbs 4:22“For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.”Ephesians 6:4“And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.”Proverbs 6:23“For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:”John 12:50“And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.”Proverbs 7:2“Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.”1 Chronicles 28:9“And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.”Proverbs 23:26“My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.”Luke 2:19“But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.”Deuteronomy 6:6“And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:”Job 22:22“Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.”Psalms 37:31“The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.”Proverbs 10:17“He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.”2 Timothy 3:15“And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.”Isaiah 55:3“Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.”2 Timothy 1:13“Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.”Genesis 18:19“For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.”Leviticus 18:3“After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances.”Deuteronomy 4:9“Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons;”
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