Pro 3:1-4 | JFB | STEP | 1. law [and] commandments-- all divine instructions (see on and ). let thine heart keep-- or sincerely observe ( ; ).

‏ Proverbs 3:1-4

CHAPTER 3 Pr 3:1-35. The study of truth commended. God must be feared, honored, and trusted, and filial submission, under chastisement, exhibited. The excellence of wisdom urged and illustrated by its place in the divine counsels. Piety enforced by a contrast of the destiny of the righteous and the wicked.

1. law [and] commandments--all divine instructions (see on Psa 119:1 and Psa 119:4).

let thine heart keep--or sincerely observe (Pr 4:13; 5:2).

2. length ... life--often promised as blessings (Psa 21:4; 91:16).

peace--includes prosperity (Psa 125:5).

add--abound to thee.

3. mercy and truth--God's faithfulness to His promises is often expressed by these terms (Psa 25:10; 57:3). As attributes of men, they express integrity in a wide sense (Pr 16:6; 20:28).

bind ... write ... heart--outwardly adorn and inwardly govern motives.

4. favour--grace, amiability (Pr 22:11; Psa 45:2); united with this,

a good understanding--(Compare Margin), a discrimination, which secures success.

in the sight ... man--such as God and man approve.