Proverbs 6:21

but bind them upon thy soul continually, and hang them as a chain about thy neck.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.

In Context

20My son, keep the laws of thy father, and reject not the ordinances of thy mother:

22Whensoever thou walkest, lead this along and let it be with thee; and when thou sleepest let it keep thee; that it may talk with thee when thou wakest.

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Cross References

Exodus 13:9And it shall be to thee a sign upon thy hand and a memorial before thine eyes, that the law of the Lord may be in thy mouth, for with a strong hand the Lord God brought thee out of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 6:8And thou shalt fasten them for a sign upon thy hand, and it shall be immoveable before thine eyes.

Proverbs 4:6And forsake it not, and it shall cleave to thee: love it, and it shall keep thee.

Proverbs 7:3And bind them on thy fingers, and write them on the table of thine heart.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 6:21-35

Parental Cautions; Cautions against Impurity. 20 My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. 22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. 23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: 24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange… Read the whole commentary →

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