Proverbs 4:4
Proverbs 4:4
He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
This verse describes David's instruction to Solomon to keep his words in his heart and obey his commands. By telling Solomon to let his heart hold fast to his words, David is demonstrating that intellectual knowledge of Scripture cannot alone produce wisdom or godliness. It is imperative that we love God's Word with all our hearts. The virtue of wisdom provides protection and honor. In turn, it becomes an enduring quality that is rewarded and respected by many. Despite Solomon's deviations from his father's wisdom in later life, there is no doubt that he had a keen understanding of the true meaning of life. His message to his sons was that the road to righteousness, the path to peace, and the highway to a true understanding of God are guarded by wisdom from above. The book of Proverbs contains a number of lessons on godly living for our learning. Let us never lose sight of the fact that all wisdom, knowledge, and understanding are found in Christ. By faith in Christ, those of us saved by grace have direct access to the Lord Himself. All who seek wisdom are urged to ask God from their hearts, as He will provide generously without finding fault with anyone.
Psalm 40:8
I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart.
John 7:17
If anyone is willing to do his will, he will know whether the teaching is from God.
Ecclesiastes 12:13
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
1 Samuel 15:22
And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.