Proverbs 7:3
Binde them vpon thy fingers, and wryte them in the table of thyne heart.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
In Context
2Kepe my commaundementes & my lawe, euen as the apple of thyne eye, and thou shalt liue.
4Say vnto wysdome, thou art my sister: and call vnderstanding thy kinsewoman:
Cross References
Proverbs 3:3Let mercie and faithfulnesse neuer go from thee: binde them about thy necke, and write them in the tables of thyne heart:
Proverbs 6:21Tye them continually in thyne heart, and bynde them about thy necke.
Isaiah 59:21I wyll make this couenaunt with them (saith the Lord:) My spirite that is vpon thee, and the wordes whiche I haue put in thy mouth, shall neuer go out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy childers chyldren, from this time foorth for euermore, worlde without ende, saith the Lorde.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 7:2-6
The Word of God Recommended. 1 My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee. 2 Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye. 3 Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart. 4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman: 5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words. These verses are an introduction to his warning against fleshly lusts, much the same with that, ch. vi.… Read the whole commentary →