Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Proverbs 7:2 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Proverbs 7:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 7 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.”
Proverbs 7:2 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 7:2
This command uses vivid imagery to emphasize treasuring God's commandments. 'Keep my commandments, and live' directly links obedience to life—a recurring biblical theme. 'Keep my law as the apple of thine eye' uses 'apple' (literally the pupil or center of the eye), which we instinctively protect. The imagery teaches: guard God's law with the same reflexive care you protect your eyes. Any threat to the eye triggers instant protective response; similarly, any threat to God's commandments should provoke immediate defense. This vivid metaphor appears elsewhere (Deuteronomy 32:10; Psalm 17:8; Zech...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 7:2
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“he shall live in them: I am Yahweh.”
“And hereby we do know that we know him”
“and said to me: Let your heart retain my words. Keep my commandments, and live.,He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live., וַיֹּרֵנִי וַיֹּאמֶר לִי יִתְמָךְ־דְּבָרַי לִבֶּךָ שְׁמֹר מִצְוֺתַי וֶחְיֵה׃ ,And he taught me, and said unto me: Let thy heart hold fast my words”
“and keeps them”
“Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.”
“and come to me; hear”
“if you do whatever I command you.”
“in the waste howling wilderness. He surrounded him. He cared for him. He kept him as the apple of his eye.”
“but the Father who sent me”