Proverbs 7:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 7:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 7:2 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 7:2 — KJV
“Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.”
— Proverbs 7:2 (KJV)
Proverbs 7:2 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 7:2
“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 7:2: keep, commandments, law
“My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 7:2: keep, commandments, law
“He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 7:2: keep, commandments, live
“Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 7:2: commandments, law, eye
“Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 7:2: live, thine, eye
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