Proverbs 7:2 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
Keep my commands, and live, And my law as the pupil of thine eye.
English ASV
Keep my commandments and live; And my law as the apple of thine eye.
English Amplified
Keep my commandments and live, and keep my law and teaching as the apple (the pupil) of your eye.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
Keep my commandments and live, and keep my law and teaching as the apple (the pupil) of your eye.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
Keep my commandments and live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
Keep my commands and live, and guard my instructions as you would the pupil of your eye.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
Keep my commandments, and live; and my teaching, as the apple of thine eye.
English EASY 2024
Obey my commands, so that you live well. Keep my teaching safe. It is as valuable as your own eyes.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
Consider my teaching as precious as your own eyes. Obey my commands, and you will have a good life.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
keep my commandments and live; keep my teaching as the apple of your eye;
English GNT (Good News Translation)
Do what I say, and you will live. Be as careful to follow my teaching as you are to protect your eyes.
English God's Word - GW 1995
Obey my commands so that you may live. Follow my teachings just as you protect the pupil of your eye.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
Keep my commands and live; protect my teachings as you would the pupil of your eye.
English KJV 1611
Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
English LSB
Keep my commandments and live, And my law as the apple of your eye.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
Keep my commandments and live, and my teaching as the apple of your eye.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Keep my commandments and live, And my teaching as the apple of your eye.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
Keep my commands and live, my teaching as the apple of your eye;
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
Keep my commands so that you may live, and obey my instruction as your most prized possession.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
Obey my commands and you will live. Guard my teachings as you would your own eyes.
English NIV
Keep my commands and you will live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
English NKJ 1982
Keep my commands and live, And my law as the apple of your eye.
English NLT
Obey them and live! Guard my teachings as your most precious possession.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
keep my commandments and live, keep my teachings as the apple of your eye;
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
If you do what I say you will live well. Guard your life with my revelation-truth, for my teaching is as precious as your eyesight.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
keep my commandments and live, keep my teachings as the apple of your eye;
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
Obey me and live! Guard my words as your most precious possession.
English Tyndale 1537
Keep my commandments and my law, even as the apple of thine eye, and thou shalt live.