Proverbs 3:3
Let not mercy and truth forsake you; but bind them about your neck:
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
In Context
2for length of existence, and years of life, and peace, shall they add to you.
Cross References
Exodus 34:6And the Lord passed by before his face, and proclaimed, The Lord God, pitiful and merciful, longsuffering and very compassionate, and true,
Deuteronomy 11:18And you⌃ shall store these words in your heart and in your soul, and you⌃ shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and it shall be fixed before your eyes.
Psalms 25:10in whose hands are iniquities, and their right hand is filled with bribes. 1
Proverbs 1:9For you shall receive for your head a crown of graces, and a chain of gold round your neck.
Proverbs 7:3And bind them on your fingers, and write them on the table of your heart.
Proverbs 20:28Mercy and truth are a guard to a king, and will surround his throne with righteousness.
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 →