Proverbs 3:3
Let kindness and truth not forsake thee; bind them about thy throat; write them upon the table of thy heart:
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
2For length of days, and years of life, and peace, will they increase unto thee.
4So shalt thou find grace and good favor in the eyes of God and man.
Cross References
Exodus 34:6And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord is the immutable, eternal Being, the omnipotent God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering and abundant in beneficence and truth;
Deuteronomy 11:18Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul; and ye shall bind them for a sign upon your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.
Psalms 25:10All the paths of the Lord are kindness and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
Proverbs 1:9For a wreath of grace are they unto thy head, and chains for thy throat.
Proverbs 7:3Bind them around thy fingers, write them upon the table of thy heart.
Proverbs 20:28Kindness and truth will watch over a king, and he will prop up through kindness his throne.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 3:2-7
Communion Conferred by Wisdom. 1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: 2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. 3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: 4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. 5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. We are… Read the whole commentary →