Proverbs 4:4

New International Reader's Version

Then my father taught me. He said to me, “Take hold of my words with all your heart. Keep my commands, and you will live.

Cross References

Genesis 18:19

I have chosen him. He must direct his children to live in the way that pleases me. And he must direct the members of his family after him to do the same. So he must guide all of them in doing what is right and fair. Then I, the Lord, will do for Abraham what I have promised him.”

1 Chronicles 28:9

“My son Solomon, always remember the God of your father. Serve him with all your heart. Do it with a mind that wants to obey him. The Lord looks deep down inside every heart. He understands every desire and every thought. If you look to him, you will find him. But if you desert him, he will turn his back on you forever.

Psalm 119:11

I have hidden your word in my heart so that I won’t sin against you.

Psalm 119:144

Your covenant laws are always right. Help me to understand them. Then I will live.

Psalm 119:168

I obey your rules and your covenant laws, because you know all about how I live.

Proverbs 22:6

Start children off on the right path. And even when they are old, they will not turn away from it.

Proverbs 23:26

My son, give me your heart. May you be happy living the way you see me live.

Proverbs 3:1

My son, do not forget my teaching. Keep my commands in your heart.

Proverbs 3:2

They will help you live for many years. They will bring you peace and success.

Proverbs 7:2

Obey my commands and you will live. Guard my teachings as you would guard your own eyes.

Isaiah 55:3

Listen and come to me. Pay attention to me. Then you will live. I will make a covenant with you that will last forever. I will give you my faithful love. I promised it to David.

Jeremiah 38:20

“They won’t hand you over to them,” Jeremiah replied. “Obey the Lord. Do what I tell you to do. Then things will go well with you. Your life will be spared.

John 12:50

I know that his command leads to eternal life. So everything I say is just what the Father has told me to say.”

Ephesians 6:4

Fathers, don’t make your children angry. Instead, instruct them and teach them the ways of the Lord as you raise them.

Deuteronomy 4:9

Don’t be careless. Instead, be very careful. Don’t forget the things your eyes have seen. As long as you live, don’t let them slip from your mind. Teach them to your children and their children after them.

Deuteronomy 6:6

The commandments I give you today must be in your hearts.

2 Timothy 1:5

I remember your honest and true faith. It was alive first in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice. And I am certain that it is now alive in you also.

2 Timothy 3:15

You have known the Holy Scriptures ever since you were a little child. They are able to teach you how to be saved by believing in Christ Jesus.

Hebrews 5:9

In this way he was made perfect. Eternal salvation comes from him. He saves all those who obey him.

Judges 13:12

So Manoah asked him, “What will happen when your words come true? What rules should we follow for the boy’s life and work?”