Solomon's 10 Commandments with Promises

What an awesome passage - especially the way it reads in The Message. Maybe because it is less familiar the commands seem more vivid. Here we go - Oh Boy!

 

10 Commandments:

Don't forget what's taught
Take to heart God's commands
Grip love and loyalty
Tie love and loyalty around your neck
Carve L&L on your heart
Earn a good reputation
Trust God
Listen for God's voice
Run to God and from evil
Honor God with everything you own

 

7 Promises:

A long life
A full life
Will be kept on track
Body will glow with health
Bones will vibrate with life
Barns will burst
Wine vats will brim over

 

Pr 3:1 (MSG) Good friend, don't forget all I've taught you; take to heart my commands. 2 They'll help you live a long, long time, a long life lived full and well. 3 Don't lose your grip on Love and Loyalty. Tie them around your neck; carve their initials on your heart. 4 Earn a reputation for living well in God's eyes and the eyes of the people. 5 Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don't try to figure out everything on your own. 6 Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he's the one who will keep you on track. 7 Don't assume that you know it all. Run to God! Run from evil! 8 Your body will glow with health, your very bones will vibrate with life! 9 Honor God with everything you own; give him the first and the best. 10 Your barns will burst, your wine vats will brim over.

Not a bad way to live, eh?