Proverbs 7:2
ContextNETBible | Keep my commands 1 so that you may live, 2 and obey 3 my instruction as your most prized possession. 4 |
XREF | Le 18:5; De 32:10; Ps 17:8; Pr 4:13; Isa 55:3; Zec 2:8; Joh 12:49,50; Joh 14:21; Joh 15:14; 1Jo 2:3,4; 1Jo 5:1-3; Re 22:14 |
NET © Notes |
1 tc Before v. 2 the LXX inserts: “My son, fear the 2 tn The construction of an imperative with the vav (ו) of sequence after another imperative denotes a logical sequence of purpose or result: “that you may live,” or “and you will live.” 3 tn The term “obey” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the parallelism; it is supplied for the sake of clarity and smoothness. Some English versions, in light of the second line of v. 1, supply “guard” (e.g., NIV, NCV, NLT). 4 tn Heb “the little man in your eye.” Traditionally this Hebrew idiom is translated into English as “the apple of your eye” (so KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV); a more contemporary rendering would be “as your most prized possession.” The word for “man” has the diminutive ending on it. It refers to the pupil, where the object focused on – a man – is reflected in miniature. The point is that the teaching must be the central focus of the disciple’s vision and attention. |