You shall love Yahweh (cf. Prov. 3:5–9, “trust,” “acknowledge,” “revere,” “honor” Yahweh) your God with all your mind (lit., “heart”; Prov. 3:5a) and with all your soul and with all your strength. Let the words (cf. Prov. 3:1, “teaching,” “commands”) I command you this day be upon your heart (Prov. 3:1b). You shall impress them on your children and speak of them when you sit (Prov. 3:24a) in your house and when you walk on the way (Prov. 3:23a) and when you lie down (Prov. 3:24b) and when you get
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