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 pronounces blessing on those who hear God's word and keep it — a direct NT parallel to treasuring up commandments here.
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.
In Job 22:22, Eliphaz urges Job to 'receive instruction from His mouth' — a parallel call to treasure God's words.
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.