Proverbs 7:1

My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.

Cross-reference

Proverbs 1:8 opens identically — 'My son, hear your father's instruction' — reinforcing the same call to heed parental wisdom.

In Proverbs 2:1-7, the same phrasing — 'receive my words and treasure my commandments' — introduces the pursuit of wisdom from the Lord.

Proverbs 3:1 echoes 'My son, keep my commandments' — a parallel summons to treasure and obey wisdom's words.

Proverbs 4:20 uses the same fatherly call to attend to words — a direct parallel in the wisdom tradition.

Proverbs 6:20 echoes the same command to keep father's commandment — both are identical exhortations to obey parental teaching.

Luke 11:28 Parallel

Luke 11:28 pronounces blessing on those who hear God's word and keep it — a direct NT parallel to treasuring up commandments here.

John 14:23 Allusion

In John 14:23, Jesus echoes this call — keeping His words is the mark of love for Him, with the promise of the Father's indwelling.

In Deuteronomy 11:28, a curse follows not listening to God's commandments — contrasting the blessing of keeping them here.

Job 22:22 Parallel

In Job 22:22, Eliphaz urges Job to 'receive instruction from His mouth' — a parallel call to treasure God's words.

Luke 8:15 Parallel

Luke 8:15 speaks of those who hear the word and hold it fast — matching the call here to keep and treasure up commandments.

In Revelation 1:3, a blessing is promised to those who keep the prophetic words — a similar call to heed divine instruction.

In Revelation 22:9, 'those who keep the words of this book' mirrors the command to treasure God's words.