Proverbs 4:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 4:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 4:4 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 4:4 — KJV
“He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.”
— Proverbs 4:4 (KJV)
Proverbs 4:4 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 4:4
“My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 4:4: let, thine, heart
“And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 4:4: thine, heart, keep
“If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 4:4: thine, heart, keep
“Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 4:4: let, heart, keep
“And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 4:4: heart, words, keep
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