Proverbs 7:2 “Keep my commandments and live; guard my teachings as the apple of your…”

Proverbs 7:2

Keep my commandments and live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Keepe my commandements, and thou shalt liue, and mine instruction as the apple of thine eyes.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

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Cross references

“Keep”

Leviticus 18:5 John 14:21 1 John 5:1–3 Proverbs 4:13 Isaiah 55:3 John 15:14

Leviticus 18:5 · BSB

Keep My statutes and My judgments, for the man who does these things will live by them. I am the LORD.

John 14:21 · BSB

Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”

1 John 5:1–3 · BSB

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.

Proverbs 4:13 · BSB

Hold on to instruction; do not let go. Guard it, for it is your life.

Isaiah 55:3 · BSB

Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant— My loving devotion promised to David.

John 15:14 · BSB

You are My friends if you do what I command you.

“as the”

Psalm 17:8 Deuteronomy 32:10 Zechariah 2:8

Psalm 17:8 · BSB

Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings

Deuteronomy 32:10 · BSB

He found him in a desert land, in a barren, howling wilderness; He surrounded him, He instructed him, He guarded him as the apple of His eye.

Zechariah 2:8 · BSB

For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “After His Glory has sent Me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye—

Also

Proverbs 4:4

Proverbs 4:4 · BSB

he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments within you.

3Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.

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