Parallel Verses
King James Version
My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
New American Standard Bible
And treasure my commandments within you.
Holman Bible
and treasure my commands.
International Standard Version
My son, guard what I say and treasure my commands.
A Conservative Version
My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
American Standard Version
My son, keep my words, And lay up my commandments with thee.
Amplified
And treasure my commandments within you [so they are readily available to guide you].
Bible in Basic English
My son, keep my sayings, and let my rules be stored up with you.
Darby Translation
My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
Julia Smith Translation
My son, watch my words, and thou shalt hide my commands with thee.
King James 2000
My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
My child, guard my sayings; store my commandments with you.
Modern King James verseion
My son, keep my words and store up my commandments within you.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments by thee.
NET Bible
My child, keep my words and treasure up my commands in your own keeping.
New Heart English Bible
My son, keep my words. Lay up my commandments within you.
The Emphasized Bible
My son, keep my sayings, and, my commandments, treasure by thee;
Webster
My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
World English Bible
My son, keep my words. Lay up my commandments within you.
Youngs Literal Translation
My son! keep my sayings, And my commands lay up with thee.
Themes
Chastity » Preserved by wisdom
Children » Dishonouring parents » Filial obedience encouraged
Obedience » Filial » Filial obedience encouraged
Interlinear
Shamar
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 7:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Warning Against The Strange Woman
1 My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee. 2 Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:8
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
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.
Job 22:22
Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.
Proverbs 2:1-7
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
Proverbs 3:1
My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
Proverbs 10:14
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
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.
Luke 11:28
But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
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.
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.
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.
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.