Proverbs 7:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.”

Proverbs 7:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 7:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 7:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“My son, keep my words. Lay up my commandments within you.”

Proverbs 7:1 — World English Bible

Proverbs 7:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“My son, keep my words, And lay up my commandments with thee. ”

Proverbs 7:1 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 7:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“My son! keep my sayings, And my commands lay up with thee.”

Proverbs 7:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 7:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee. ”

Proverbs 7:1 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 7:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“My sonne, keepe my wordes, and hide my commandements with thee.”

Proverbs 7:1 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 7:1 in Context — Proverbs 7

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.

3 Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.

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What Does Proverbs 7:1 Mean?

Proverbs 7:1 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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