Pro 3:1-2, Amo 5:4 | JFB | STEP | 1. law [and] commandments —all divine instructions (see on and ). let thine heart keep

Proverbs 3:1-2

1. law [and] commandments—all divine instructions (see on Ps 119:1 and Ps 119:4).

let thine heart keep—or sincerely observe (Pr 4:13; 5:2).

2. length . . . life—often promised as blessings (Ps 21:4; 91:16).

peace—includes prosperity (Ps 125:5).

add—abound to thee.

Amos 5:4

4. Seek ye me, and ye shall live—literally, "Seek . . . Me, and live." The second imperative expresses the certainty of "life" (escape from judgment) resulting from obedience to the precept in the first imperative. If they perish, it is their own fault; God would forgive, if they would repent (Isa 55:3, 6).