Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth,\par\tab And lay up his words in thy heart.
Proverbs 7:1 - American Standard Version 2015 My son, keep my words,\par\tab And lay up my commandments with thee. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 My son, keep my words, And lay up my commandments with thee. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition MY SON, keep my words; lay up within you my commandments [for use when needed] and treasure them. American Standard Version (1901) My son, keep my words, And lay up my commandments with thee. Common English Bible My son, keep my words; store up my commands within you. Catholic Public Domain Version My son, guard my words and conceal my precepts within you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version My son, keep my words, and lay up my precepts with thee. Son, |
Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth,\par\tab And lay up his words in thy heart.
My son, hear the instruction of thy father,\par\tab And forsake not the law of thy mother:
Wise men lay up knowledge;\par\tab But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.
My son, forget not my law;\par\tab But let thy heart keep my commandments:
Let them not depart from thine eyes;\par\tab Keep them in the midst of thy heart.
My son, keep the commandment of thy father,\par\tab And forsake not the law of thy mother:
He will not regard any ransom;\par\tab Neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.\par
But he said, {\cf6 Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.}\par
And that in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bring forth fruit with patience.\par
Jesus answered and said unto him, {\cf6 If a man love me, he will keep my word: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
Remember the word that I said unto you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also.
and the curse, if ye shall not hearken unto the commandments of Jehovah your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known.
Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things that are written therein: for the time is at hand.\par
And he saith unto me, See thou do it not: I am a fellow-servant with thee and with thy brethren the prophets, and with them that keep the words of this book: worship God.\par