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1My son,do notforgetmy teaching,but let your heartkeepmy commandments;2for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life.…

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My son, forget not my law; but let your heart keep my commandments:

forget

Proverbs 1:8
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

Proverbs 4:5
Get wisdom, get understanding: forgetit not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

Proverbs 31:5
Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.

let

Deuteronomy 4:9
Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;

Deuteronomy 6:6-9
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: …

Deuteronomy 8:1
All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers.

CommandmentsCommandsForgetHeartLawMemoryObserveRulesTeachingCommandmentsCommandsForgetHeartLawMemoryObserveRulesTeaching1.various exhortations
13.The gain of wisdom
27.Exhortation to goodness
33.the different state of the wicked and upright

My son
The phrase "My son" reflects the intimate and personal nature of the instruction, suggesting a fatherly relationship. In the context of Proverbs, this is often seen as Solomon addressing his son, but it also represents God speaking to His children. This familial language is common in wisdom literature, emphasizing the importance of passing down wisdom through generations. It echoes the relationship between God and Israel, where God refers to Israel as His "firstborn son" (Exodus 4:22).

do not forget my teaching
The admonition to "not forget" implies the importance of active remembrance and meditation on God's Word. In ancient Israel, oral tradition was crucial, and teachings were often memorized and recited. This phrase underscores the necessity of internalizing divine wisdom, as seen inDeuteronomy 6:6-9, where the Israelites are instructed to keep God's commandments on their hearts and teach them diligently to their children. Forgetting God's teaching can lead to spiritual decline, as illustrated in the history of Israel's repeated cycles of forgetting and returning to God.

but let your heart keep my commandments;
The heart, in biblical terms, is the center of one's being, encompassing mind, will, and emotions. To "keep" commandments in the heart suggests a deep, internal commitment rather than mere external compliance. This aligns with the Shema inDeuteronomy 6:4-5, which calls for loving God with all one's heart, soul, and strength. The emphasis on the heart also points to the New Covenant promise inJeremiah 31:33, where God writes His law on the hearts of His people. This foreshadows the work of Christ, who fulfills the law and enables believers to keep God's commandments through the Holy Spirit.

1.Solomon
- Traditionally attributed as the author of Proverbs, Solomon was the son of King David and known for his wisdom. He is addressing his son, which can be understood as a literal son or a figurative representation of a student or follower.

2.Father-Son Relationship
- The verse reflects a paternal relationship, emphasizing the importance of passing down wisdom and instruction from one generation to the next.

3.Ancient Israel
- The cultural and historical context of this verse is ancient Israel, where wisdom literature was a key component of religious and moral education.The Importance of Remembering God's Teaching
Just as Solomon instructs his son not to forget his teaching, we are called to remember and meditate on God's Word daily. This involves regular reading, study, and memorization of Scripture.

Heartfelt Obedience
The heart is central to our obedience. Keeping commandments is not just about external compliance but involves a sincere, internal commitment to God's ways.

Generational Wisdom
Passing down wisdom and biblical teaching to the next generation is crucial. Parents and mentors should actively engage in teaching and modeling godly principles.

The Role of the Heart in Spiritual Life
The heart in Hebrew thought is the seat of intellect and emotion. We must guard our hearts and ensure they are aligned with God's commandments.

Practical Application of Commandments
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Proverbs 3:2 promises “long life and peace” for obedience—how do we reconcile this with devout individuals who die young or endure immense turmoil?Verses 1-18. - 4.Fourth admonitory discourse. The third chapter introduces us to a group of admonitions, and the first of these (vers. 1-18) forms the fourth admonitory discourse of the teacher. To all intents and purposes this is a continuation of the discourse in the preceding chapter, for inasmuch as that described the benefits, spiritual and moral, which follow from the pursuit of Wisdom, in promoting godliness and providing safety from evil companions, so this in like manner depicts the gain flowing from Wisdom, the happiness of the man who finds Wisdom, and the favour which he meets with both with God and man. The discourse embraces exhortations to obedience (vers. 1-4), to reliance on God (vers. 5, 6) against self-sufficiency and self-dependence (vers. 7, 8), to self-sacrificing devotion to God (vers. 9, 10), to patient submission to God's afflictive dispensations (vers. 11, 12), and concludes with pointing out the happy gain of Wisdom, her incomparable value, and wherein that value consists (vers. 13-18). It is noticeable that in each case the exhortation is accompanied with a corresponding promise of reward (vers, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10), and these promises are brought forward with the view to encourage the observance of the duties recommended or enjoined. Jehovah is the central point to which all the exhortations converge. Obedience, trust, self-sacrificing devotion, submission, are successively brought forward by the teacher as due to God, and the persons in whom they are exhibited are truly happy in finding Wisdom. The transition in thought from the former to the latter part of the discourse is easy and natural. Obedience and trust are represented as bringing favour, guidance, and health - in a word, prosperity. But God is not only to be honoured in times of prosperity, but also in adversity his loving hand is to be recognized; and in this submission to his will is true wisdom.Verse 1. -My son (b'ni) serves to externally connect this discourse with the preceding.Forget not my law. This admonition bears a strong resemblance to that inProverbs 1:8, though the terms employed are somewhat different,torah andmits'oth here occupying the place respectively ofmusar andtorah in that passage.My law (torathi), is literally,my teaching, ordoctrine, from the rootyarah, "to teach." Thetorah is the whole body of salutary doctrine, and designates "Law" from the standpoint of teaching. Forgetting here is not So much oblivion arising from defective memory, as a wilful disregard and neglect of the admonitions of the teacher.Thine heart (libekha); Vulgate, cor; LXX.,καρδία and so the sum total of the affections.Keep;yitstsor, fromnotsar, "to keep, or observe that which is commanded." The word is of frequent occurrence in the Proverbs, and appears about twenty-five times.My commandments (mits'othay); Vulgate,praecepta mea; LXX.,τὰ ῤήματα μου;i.e. my precepts. The Hebrew verb from which it is derived means "to command, or prescribe." The law and commandments here alluded to are those which immediately follow, from ver. 3 onwards. The three main ideas combined in this verse are remembrance, affection, and obedience. Remembering the law or teaching will depend, to a large extent, on the interest felt in that law; and the admonition to "forget not" is an admonition to give "earnest heed," so that the law or teaching may be firmly fixed in the mind. In using the words, "let thy heart keep," the teacher goes to the root of the matter. There may be an historical remembrance of, or an intellectual assent to, the commandments, but these are insufficient, for the keeping of the commandments must be based on the recognition of the fact that the affections of the heart are to be employed in the service of God, the keeping of the commandments is to be a labour of love. Again, the expression, "keep my commandments," implies, of course, external conformity to their requirements: we are "to observe to do them" (Deuteronomy 8:1); but it implies, further, spiritual obedience,i.e. an obedience with which love is combined (Deuteronomy 30:20), and which arises from the inward principles of the heart being in harmony with the spirit of the commandments (see Wardlaw).

Parallel Commentaries ...


My son,
בְּ֭נִי(bə·nî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1121:A son

do not
אַל־(’al-)
Adverb
Strong's 408:Not

forget
תִּשְׁכָּ֑ח(tiš·kāḥ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7911:To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention

my teaching,
תּוֹרָתִ֣י(tō·w·rā·ṯî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 8451:Direction, instruction, law

but let your heart
לִבֶּֽךָ׃(lib·be·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 3820:The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

keep
יִצֹּ֥ר(yiṣ·ṣōr)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5341:To watch, guard, keep

my commandments;
וּ֝מִצְוֺתַ֗י(ū·miṣ·wō·ṯay)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 4687:Commandment


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