Proverbs 7:1
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 7
“My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.”Proverbs 7:1
What Does Proverbs 7:1 Mean?
Proverbs 7:1 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 7, verse 1 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 7:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
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;”Hebrews 2:1“Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.”Psalms 90:12“So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.”Proverbs 4:20“My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.”Proverbs 2:1“My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;”Proverbs 1:8“My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:”Proverbs 4:21“Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.”Luke 11:28“But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.”Revelation 1:3“Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.”John 14:23“Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.”Revelation 22:9“Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.”Job 22:22“Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.”Proverbs 3:1“My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:”Proverbs 6:20“My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:”John 5:38“And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.”John 15:20“Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.”Deuteronomy 11:28“And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known.”Luke 8:15“But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.”1 Thessalonians 2:11“As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,”Genesis 49:2“Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.”
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