Proverbs 3:1 meaning and explanation

My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;

Proverbs 3:1, Berean Standard Bible

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The speaker is a father instructing his son, a teacher shaping a student in the wisdom tradition of Israel. The opening of chapter 3 continues the appeal that runs through Proverbs 1 through 9, where a parent urges a child to embrace instruction rather than reject it.

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