a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
forget
תִּשְׁכָּ֑חtish.Kach
H7911
to mislay · verb, qal jussive, 2nd person masculine singular
law
תּוֹרָתִ֣יto.ra.Ti
H8451
a precept or statute · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix
heart
לִבֶּֽךָli.Be.kha
H3820
the heart · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
keep
יִצֹּ֥רyi.Tzor
H5341
to guard · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
commandments
וּ֝מִצְוֹתַ֗יu.mitz.vo.Tai
H4687
a command · conjunction + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).
Cross-references
John 14:21-24 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love…
Proverbs 4:5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Deuteronomy 6:6-9 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
Psalms 119:16 I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
Proverbs 1:8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
Psalms 119:34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
Psalms 119:93 I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me.
Deuteronomy 8:1 All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land wh…
Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).
Commentary
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 3:1-6
We are here taught to live a life of communion with God; and without controversy great is this mystery of godliness, and of great consequence to us, and, as is here shown, will be of unspeakable advantage.
I. We must have a continual regard to God's precepts, Pro 3:1, Pro 3:2.
1. We must, (1.) Fix God's law, and his commandments, as our rule, by which we will in every thing be ruled and to which we will yield obedience. (2.) We must acquaint ourselves with them; for we cannot be said to forget that which we never knew. (3.) We must remember them so that they may be ready to us whenever we have occasion to use them. (4.) Our wills and affections must be subject to them and must in every thing…
My son, forget not my law,.... Or, "doctrine" (e); the doctrine of Christ, the Gospel, and the several truths of it; which, being of the utmost moment and importance, should be kept in memory, and not let slip, or be in the least slighted and neglected; see Hebrews 2:1;
but let thine heart keep my commandments; as the ark, or chest, kept the two tables of the law put into it; it denotes a cordial affection for the commandments and ordinances of Christ, a hearty attention and obedience to them, and a constant and cheerful observance of them, flowing from love and gratitude to him, John 14:15.
(e) "doctrinae meae", Piscator, Michaelis; "institutionem meam", Schultens; "doctrinam meam", Cocce…
The Lord blesses those who trust him and seek his will. His correction benefits those who follow him.
3:1 To store God’s commands in your heart means not just memorizing them but making them an integral part of life and acting on them.
My son, do not forget my law, etc. Here he teaches that works of mercy should be insisted upon, and that we should not trust in our own strength, but seek help from God. And he arranges all these things in a suitable order; for, after restraining from cruelty, after chastening from luxury, he adorns with good deeds the one whom he has taken to instruct himself.
Those who forget the law are the ones who violate it; yet those who remember the law are the ones who live in accordance with the law. Likewise, those who observe the sayings of God are those who keep them, and those who destroy them are those who do not want to follow them. "For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be justified."
What of this fact, that God in so many passages commands that all his precepts be kept and carried out? How can he command if there is no free choice? And what of that "blessed man" about whom the psalmist says that "his will has been according to the law of the Lord"? Does he not make it perfectly clear that it is by the will that a man takes his stand on the side of God's law? Finally, there are many commandments that in one way or another refer by name to the will. For example, "Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." And there are similar passages, such as, "Do not become like the horse and the mule, who have no understanding"; and, "Do not cast off the counsels of your mother"; and, "Be not wise in your own conceit"; and, "Do not fall away from the correction of the Lord"; and, "Neglect not the law"; and, "Do not refrain from helping the needy"; and, "Plan no evil against your friends"; and, "Mind not the deceit of a woman"; and, "He would not understand that he might do well"; and, "They were unwilling to take correction." What do such numerous passages from the books of the Old Testament show, except that a person's will is possessed of free choice?
The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).
Dictionary and topics
Blessing · CONTINGENT UPON OBEDIENCE — CONTINGENT UPON OBEDIENCE
Children, Good · Shall be blessed — Shall be blessed
Longevity · 3:11-14; — 3:11-14;
Young Men · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).
