Proverbs 7:2 meaning and explanation

Keep my commandments and live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.

Proverbs 7:2, Berean Standard Bible

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In Proverbs 7 a father speaks to his son, urging him to hold fast to instruction before describing a young man led astray by seduction. Verse 2 ties obedience to life: keeping the commandments is the path that leads to life, not merely a rule to admire.

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