My son, attend to my words;
Incline thine ear unto my sayings.
Let them not depart from thine eyes;
Keep them in the midst of thine heart.
For they are life unto those that find them,
And health to all their flesh.
The Spirit of Christ in the psalmist could say, “Thy word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against Thee (Ps. 119:2). It is the heart controlled by Scripture that assures a walk in the truth. God desires truth in the inward parts. The very reins of our being should be the seat of wisdom. When this is the case, let words of knowledge indeed become life and health to the one who keeps them. The word that follows but emphasizes. This all important principle.
(Commentary by H.A. Ironside)