Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Keep my commandments and live,
And my teaching as the apple of your eye.

King James Version

Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.

Holman Bible

Keep my commands and live;
protect my teachings
as the pupil of your eye.

International Standard Version

Keep my commands and you'll live. Guard my teaching as you do your eyesight.

A Conservative Version

Keep my commandments and live, and my law as the apple of thine eye.

American Standard Version

Keep my commandments and live; And my law as the apple of thine eye.

Amplified


Keep my commandments and live,
And keep my teaching and law as the apple of your eye.

Bible in Basic English

Keep my rules and you will have life; let my teaching be to you as the light of your eyes;

Darby Translation

Keep my commandments, and live; and my teaching, as the apple of thine eye.

Julia Smith Translation

Watch my commands, and live; and my law as the pupil of thine eyes.

King James 2000

Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of your eye.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Keep my commands and live, and my teaching like [the] {apple of your eye}.

Modern King James verseion

Keep my commandments and live; and keep my law as the pupil of your eye.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Keep my commandments and my law, even as the apple of thine eye, and thou shalt live.

NET Bible

Keep my commands so that you may live, and obey my instruction as your most prized possession.

New Heart English Bible

Keep my commandments and live. Guard my teaching as the apple of your eye.

The Emphasized Bible

Keep my commandments and live, and mine instruction, as the pupil of thine eye;

Webster

Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thy eye.

World English Bible

Keep my commandments and live! Guard my teaching as the apple of your eye.

Youngs Literal Translation

Keep my commands, and live, And my law as the pupil of thine eye.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁמר 
Shamar 
Usage: 468

מצוה 
Mitsvah 
Usage: 181

and live
חיה 
Chayah 
Usage: 264

and my law
תּרה תּורה 
Towrah 
law
Usage: 219

as the apple
אישׁון 
'iyshown 
Usage: 5

References

Context Readings

Warning Against The Strange Woman

1 My son, pay attention to my words, and preserve my commandments within you. 2 Keep my commandments and live,
And my teaching as the apple of your eye.
3 Bind them upon your fingers. Write them upon the table of your heart.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:10

He found his people in a desert land, in a barren place where animals howl. He guarded them, took care of them, and protected them because they were the precious apple (pupil) of his eye.

Psalm 17:8

Keep me as if I were the pupil (apple) of your eye (center of attention). Hide me in the shadow of your wings.

Proverbs 4:4

Father taught me. He said: Remember my words in your heart. Obey my commandments and live.

Zechariah 2:8

Jehovah of Hosts proclaims: 'He sent me after glory! He sent me to the nations that plundered you. For he that touches you touches the pupil of his eye.'

Leviticus 18:5

Obey them and you will live. I am Jehovah.

Proverbs 4:13

Take firm hold of instruction and do not let go. Obey her for she is your life.

Isaiah 55:3

Give ear and come to me; listen to me, that you may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, my faithful love promised to David.

John 12:49-50

I spoke not from myself but from the Father who sent me. He has given me a commandment concerning what I should say when I speak.

John 14:21

He that has my commandments, and obeys them loves me. My Father will love the person who loves me. I will love him and disclose myself to him.

John 15:14

You are my friends if you do the things that I command you.

1 John 2:3-4

We know that we know him, when we obey his commandments.

1 John 5:1-3

Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God. Whoever loves him that causes the birth also loves him that is born.

Revelation 22:14

Blessed are those who obey his commandments. They have the right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates of the city.

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