Proverbs 6:21

But bind them upon thy soul continually, 1 And hang them as a chain about thy neck. 1

Updated 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, 1 And reject not the ordinances of thy mother: 1

22Whensoever thou walkest, lead this along and let it be with thee; 1 And when thou sleepest let it keep thee; 1 That it may talk with thee when thou wakest. 1

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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: 1 Love it, and it shall keep thee. 1

Proverbs 7:3And bind them on thy fingers, 1 And write them on the table of thy heart. 1

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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