Proverbs 2:1 meaning and explanation

My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you,

Proverbs 2:1, Berean Standard Bible

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The speaker is a father or teacher addressing a young man as a son, a common voice in Proverbs. Verse 1 begins a long conditional sentence that runs through verse 4 and reaches its conclusion in verse 5: if the son receives and treasures instruction, he will come to know the LORD.

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