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Proverbs 3:1 — My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:

“My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:”

Proverbs 3:1 · KJV

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The verses around Proverbs 3:1.

¹My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:

²For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.

³Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:

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Verse explanation

This repeats the book’s pattern: memorizing and keeping the teachings in the heart is not empty rote learning, it is letting them guide the decisions of everyday life.

From the Proverbs 3 study in Bible in Stories.

Proverbs 3:1 in other versions

The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.

KJV · King James
My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
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ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Filho meu, não te esqueças da minha lei, e o teu coração guarde os meus mandamentos.
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BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Filho meu, não te esqueças de minha lei; e que teu coração guarde meus mandamentos.
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VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Hijo mío, no olvides mis instrucciones. Recuerda siempre mis mandamientos.
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