Proverbs 7:2
Strong's Lexicon
Keep
שְׁמֹ֣ר (šə·mōr)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8104: 1) to keep, guard, observe, give heed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to keep, have charge of 1a2) to keep, guard, keep watch and ward, protect, save life 1a2a) watch, watchman (participle) 1a3) to watch for, wait for 1a4) to watch, observe 1a5) to keep, retain, treasure up (in memory) 1a6) to keep (within bounds), restrain 1a7) to observe, celebrate, keep (sabbath or covenant or commands), perform (vow) 1a8) to keep, preserve, protect 1a9) to keep, reserve 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be on one's guard, take heed, take care, beware 1b2) to keep oneself, refrain, abstain 1b3) to be kept, be guarded 1c) (Piel) to keep, pay heed 1d) (Hithpael) to keep oneself from

my commandments
מִצְוֺתַ֣י (miṣ·wō·ṯay)
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 4687: 1) commandment 1a) commandment (of man) 1b) the commandment (of God) 1c) commandment (of code of wisdom)

and live;
וֶחְיֵ֑ה (weḥ·yêh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2421: 1) to live, have life, remain alive, sustain life, live prosperously, live for ever, be quickened, be alive, be restored to life or health 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to live 1a1a) to have life 1a1b) to continue in life, remain alive 1a1c) to sustain life, to live on or upon 1a1d) to live (prosperously) 1a2) to revive, be quickened 1a2a) from sickness 1a2b) from discouragement 1a2c) from faintness 1a2d) from death 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to preserve alive, let live 1b2) to give life 1b3) to quicken, revive, refresh 1b3a) to restore to life 1b3b) to cause to grow 1b3c) to restore 1b3d) to revive 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to preserve alive, let live 1c2) to quicken, revive 1c2a) to restore (to health) 1c2b) to revive 1c2c) to restore to life

guard my teachings
וְ֝תוֹרָתִ֗י (wə·ṯō·w·rā·ṯî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 8451: 1) law, direction, instruction 1a) instruction, direction (human or divine) 1a1) body of prophetic teaching 1a2) instruction in Messianic age 1a3) body of priestly direction or instruction 1a4) body of legal directives 1b) law 1b1) law of the burnt offering 1b2) of special law, codes of law 1c) custom, manner 1d) the Deuteronomic or Mosaic Law

as the apple
כְּאִישׁ֥וֹן (kə·’î·šō·wn)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 380: 1) pupil of the eye 2) middle of the night (that is the deepest blackness)

of your eye.
עֵינֶֽיךָ׃ (‘ê·ne·ḵā)
Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5869: 1) eye 1a) eye 1a1) of physical eye 1a2) as showing mental qualities 1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.) 2) spring, fountain

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Keep my commandments and live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.

Young's Literal Translation
Keep my commands, and live, And my law as the pupil of thine eye.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Keep my commands and live; protect my teachings as the pupil of your eye.

New American Standard Bible
Keep my commandments and live, And my teaching as the apple of your eye.

King James Bible
Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Keep my commands and you will live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.

New Living Translation
Obey my commands and live! Guard my instructions as you guard your own eyes.

English Standard Version
keep my commandments and live; keep my teaching as the apple of your eye;

New American Standard Bible
Keep my commandments and live, And my teaching as the apple of your eye.

King James Bible
Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Keep my commands and live; protect my teachings as the pupil of your eye.

International Standard Version
Keep my commands and you'll live. Guard my teaching as you do your eyesight.

NET Bible
Keep my commands so that you may live, and obey my instruction as your most prized possession.

American Standard Version
Keep my commandments and live; And my law as the apple of thine eye.

English Revised Version
Keep my commandments and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.

Young's Literal Translation
Keep my commands, and live, And my law as the pupil of thine eye.
















Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:10
He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye.

Psalm 17:8
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

Proverbs 4:4
He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.

Proverbs 4:21
Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.

Zechariah 2:8
For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 7:1
My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.

Proverbs 6:35
He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

Proverbs 6:34
For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

Proverbs 7:3
Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.

Proverbs 7:4
Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
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