1 My son, keep my words

and treasure up my commandments with you;

2 keep my commandments and live;

keep my teaching as the apple of your eye;

3 bind them on your fingers;

write them on the tablet of your heart.

1 My son, keep my words,

And lay up my commandments with thee.

2 Keep my commandments, and live;

And my law as the apple of thine eye.

3 Bind them upon thy fingers,

Write them upon the table of thine heart.

1 Follow my advice, my son;

always treasure my commands.

2 Obey my commands and live!

Guard my instructions as you guard your own eyes.

3 Tie them on your fingers as a reminder.

Write them deep within your heart.

1 My son, keep my words, And treasure my commands within you.

2 Keep my commands and live,

And my law as the apple of your eye.

3 Bind them on your fingers;

Write them on the tablet of your heart.

1 My son, remember what I say, and treasure my commands.

2 Obey my commands, and you will live.

Guard my teachings as you would your own eyes.

3 Remind yourself of them;

write them on your heart as if on a tablet.

1 My son, keep my words,

And lay up my commandments with thee.

2 Keep my commandments and live;

And my law as the apple of thine eye.

3 Bind them upon thy fingers;

Write them upon the tablet of thy heart.

1 My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee. 2 Keep my commandments, and live; and my teaching, as the apple of thine eye. 3 Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the tablet of thy heart.

1 My son, 

pay attention to my words. 

Treasure my commands that are within you. 

2 Obey my commands so that you may live. 

Follow my teachings just as you protect the pupil of your eye. 

3 Tie them on your fingers. 

Write them on the tablet of your heart. 

1 My son, obey my words,

and treasure my commands.

2 Keep my commands and live;

protect my teachings

as the pupil of your eye.

3 Tie them to your fingers;

write them on the tablet of your heart.

1 My child, keep my words

and store up my commandments with you;

2 keep my commandments and live,

keep my teachings as the apple of your eye;

3 bind them on your fingers,

write them on the tablet of your heart.

1 My child, guard my sayings;

store my commandments with you.

2 Keep my commands and live,

and my teaching like the apple of your eye.

3 Bind them on your fingers;

write them on the tablet of your heart.

1 My son, obey my words.

Store up my commands inside you.

2 Obey my commands and you will live.

Guard my teachings as you would your own eyes.

3 Tie them on your fingers.

Write them on the tablet of your heart.

1 My son, keep my words

And treasure my commandments within you.

2 Keep my commandments and live,

And my teaching as the apple of your eye.

3 Bind them on your fingers;

Write them on the tablet of your heart.