Proverbs 3:21

Bible in Basic English (1941)

My son, keep good sense, and do not let wise purpose go from your eyes.

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Referenced Verses

  • Josh 1:8 : 8 Let this book of the law be ever on your lips and in your thoughts day and night, so that you may keep with care everything in it; then a blessing will be on all your way, and you will do well.
  • Deut 6:6-9 : 6 Keep these words, which I say to you this day, deep in your hearts; 7 Teaching them to your children with all care, talking of them when you are at rest in your house or walking by the way, when you go to sleep and when you get up. 8 Let them be fixed as a sign on your hand, and marked on your brow; 9 Have them lettered on the pillars of your houses and over the doors of your towns.
  • Deut 32:46-47 : 46 Moses said to them, Let the words which I have said to you today go deep into your hearts, and give orders to your children to do every word of this law. 47 And this is no small thing for you, but it is your life, and through this you may make your days long in the land which you are going over Jordan to take for your heritage.
  • Prov 4:21 : 21 Let them not go from your eyes; keep them deep in your heart.
  • Heb 2:1-3 : 1 For this reason there is the more need for us to give attention to the things which have come to our ears, for fear that by chance we might be slipping away. 2 Because if the word which came through the angels was fixed, and in the past every evil act against God's orders was given its full punishment; 3 What will come on us, if we do not give our minds to such a great salvation? a salvation of which our fathers first had knowledge through the words of the Lord, and which was made certain to us by those to whom his words came;
  • Deut 4:9 : 9 Only take care, and keep watch on your soul, for fear that the things which your eyes have seen go from your memory and from your heart all the days of your life; but let the knowledge of them be given to your children and to your children's children;
  • 1 John 2:24 : 24 But as for you, keep in your hearts the things which were made clear to you from the first. If you keep these things in your hearts you will be kept in the Father and the Son.
  • 1 John 2:27 : 27 As for you, the Spirit which he gave you is still in you, and you have no need of any teacher; but as his Spirit gives you teaching about all things, and is true and not false, so keep your hearts in him, through the teaching which he has given you.
  • John 8:31 : 31 Then Jesus said to the Jews who had faith in him, If you keep my word, then you are truly my disciples;
  • John 15:6-7 : 6 If a man does not keep himself in me, he becomes dead and is cut off like a dry branch; such branches are taken up and put in the fire and burned. 7 If you are in me at all times, and my words are in you, then anything for which you make a request will be done for you.
  • Prov 2:7 : 7 He has salvation stored up for the upright, he is a breastplate to those in whom there is no evil;
  • Prov 3:1-3 : 1 My son, keep my teaching in your memory, and my rules in your heart: 2 For they will give you increase of days, years of life, and peace. 3 Let not mercy and good faith go from you; let them be hanging round your neck, recorded on your heart;

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 4:20-23
    4 verses
    87%

    20 My son, give attention to my words; let your ear be turned to my sayings.

    21 Let them not go from your eyes; keep them deep in your heart.

    22 For they are life to him who gets them, and strength to all his flesh.

    23 And keep watch over your heart with all care; so you will have life.

  • Prov 3:1-4
    4 verses
    79%

    1 My son, keep my teaching in your memory, and my rules in your heart:

    2 For they will give you increase of days, years of life, and peace.

    3 Let not mercy and good faith go from you; let them be hanging round your neck, recorded on your heart;

    4 So you will have grace and a good name in the eyes of God and men.

  • Prov 2:10-11
    2 verses
    79%

    10 For wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasing to your soul;

    11 Wise purposes will be watching over you, and knowledge will keep you;

  • Prov 3:22
    79%

    22 So they will be life for your soul, and grace for your neck.

  • Prov 5:1-2
    2 verses
    78%

    1 My son, give attention to my wisdom; let your ear be turned to my teaching:

    2 So that you may be ruled by a wise purpose, and your lips may keep knowledge.

  • Prov 4:4-7
    4 verses
    78%

    4 And he gave me teaching, saying to me, Keep my words in your heart; keep my rules so that you may have life:

    5 Get wisdom, get true knowledge; keep it in memory, do not be turned away from the words of my mouth.

    6 Do not give her up, and she will keep you; give her your love, and she will make you safe.

    7 The first sign of wisdom is to get wisdom; go, give all you have to get true knowledge.

  • Prov 7:1-3
    3 verses
    76%

    1 My son, keep my sayings, and let my rules be stored up with you.

    2 Keep my rules and you will have life; let my teaching be to you as the light of your eyes;

    3 Let them be fixed to your fingers, and recorded in your heart.

  • Prov 23:19
    76%

    19 Give ear, my son, and be wise, guiding your heart in the right way.

  • Prov 5:7
    76%

    7 Give ear to me then, my sons, and do not put away my words from you.

  • Prov 4:25
    75%

    25 Keep your eyes on what is in front of you, looking straight before you.

  • Prov 23:26
    75%

    26 My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes take delight in my ways.

  • Prov 1:8-9
    2 verses
    75%

    8 My son, give ear to the training of your father, and do not give up the teaching of your mother:

    9 For they will be a crown of grace for your head, and chain-ornaments about your neck.

  • Prov 6:20-21
    2 verses
    75%

    20 My son, keep the rule of your father, and have in memory the teaching of your mother:

    21 Keep them ever folded in your heart, and have them hanging round your neck.

  • Prov 2:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1 My son, if you will take my words to your heart, storing up my laws in your mind;

    2 So that your ear gives attention to wisdom, and your heart is turned to knowledge;

  • Prov 1:15
    74%

    15 My son, do not go with them; keep your feet from their ways:

  • Prov 22:17-18
    2 verses
    74%

    17 Let your ear be bent down for hearing my words, and let your heart give thought to knowledge.

    18 For it is a delight to keep them in your heart, to have them ready on your lips.

  • Prov 4:13
    73%

    13 Take learning in your hands, do not let her go: keep her, for she is your life.

  • Prov 19:27
    73%

    27 A son who no longer gives attention to teaching is turned away from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 4:10
    72%

    10 Give ear, O my son, and let your heart be open to my sayings; and long life will be yours.

  • Eccl 7:11
    72%

    11 Wisdom together with a heritage is good, and a profit to those who see the sun.

  • Prov 3:7
    72%

    7 Put no high value on your wisdom: let the fear of the Lord be before you, and keep yourself from evil:

  • Prov 7:25
    72%

    25 Let not your heart be turned to her ways, do not go wandering in her footsteps.

  • Deut 4:9
    72%

    9 Only take care, and keep watch on your soul, for fear that the things which your eyes have seen go from your memory and from your heart all the days of your life; but let the knowledge of them be given to your children and to your children's children;

  • Prov 23:12
    72%

    12 Give your heart to teaching, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 27:11
    72%

    11 My son, be wise and make my heart glad, so that I may give back an answer to him who puts me to shame.

  • Prov 3:20
    71%

    20 By his knowledge the deep was parted, and dew came dropping from the skies.

  • Prov 22:6
    71%

    6 If a child is trained up in the right way, even when he is old he will not be turned away from it.

  • Prov 8:32
    71%

    32 Give ear to me then, my sons: for happy are those who keep my ways.

  • Prov 24:14
    71%

    14 So let your desire be for wisdom: if you have it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

  • Prov 27:23
    71%

    23 Take care to have knowledge about the condition of your flocks, looking well after your herds;

  • Prov 7:5
    71%

    5 So that they may keep you from the strange woman, even from her whose words are smooth.

  • Prov 1:3-4
    2 verses
    71%

    3 To be trained in the ways of wisdom, in righteousness and judging truly and straight behaviour:

    4 To make the simple-minded sharp, and to give the young man knowledge, and serious purpose: