Proverbs 7:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Keepשְׁמֹ֣ר
(she·mor)
8104: to keep, watch, preservea prim. root
my commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֣י
(mitz·vo·tai)
4687: commandmentfrom tsavah
and live,וֶחְיֵ֑ה
(vech·yeh;)
2421a: to livea prim. root
And my teachingוְ֝תֹורָתִ֗י
(ve·to·v·ra·ti)
8451: direction, instruction, lawfrom yarah
as the appleכְּאִישֹׁ֥ון
(ke·'i·sho·vn)
380: the pupil (of the eye)from ish
of your eye.עֵינֶֽיךָ׃
(ei·nei·cha.)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
Keep
shamar  (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
my commandments
mitsvah  (mits-vaw')
a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law) -- (which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.
and live
chayah  (khaw-yaw')
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
and my law
towrah  (to-raw')
a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch -- law.
as the apple
'iyshown  (ee-shone')
the little man of the eye; the pupil or ball; hence, the middle (of night) -- apple (of the eye), black, obscure.
of thine eye
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Keep my commandments and live, And my teaching as the apple of your eye.

King James Bible
Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Keep my commands and live; protect my teachings as the pupil of your eye.

International Standard Version
Keep my commands and you'll live. Guard my teaching as you do your eyesight.

NET Bible
Keep my commands so that you may live, and obey my instruction as your most prized possession.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Keep my commandments and live, and my law like the pupil of the eye.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Obey my commands so that you may live. Follow my teachings just as you protect the pupil of your eye.

King James 2000 Bible
Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of your eye.
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