Proverbs 7:2
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 7
“Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.”Proverbs 7:2
What Does Proverbs 7:2 Mean?
Proverbs 7:2 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 7, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Law, Obedience, Integrity, and Love.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 7:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 17:8“Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,”Deuteronomy 11:18“Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.”Leviticus 18:5“Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.”Proverbs 4:4“He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.”1 John 2:3“And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.”John 14:21“He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.”1 John 5:1“Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.”Deuteronomy 32:10“He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye.”Proverbs 4:13“Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.”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.”John 12:49“For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.”John 15:14“Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.”Zechariah 2:8“For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.”Revelation 22:14“Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.”
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