Proverbs 6:21
Bind them tamid (continually) upon thine lev, 1 and tie them about thy neck. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
In Context
20Beni (my son), keep the mitzvat Avicha, 1 and forsake not the torat Immecha; 1
Cross References
Exodus 13:9And it shall be for an ot (sign) unto thee upon thine yad, and for a zikaron (reminder) between thine eyes, in order that the torat Hashem may be in thy mouth; because with a yad chazakah hath Hashem brought thee out of Mitzrayim.
Deuteronomy 6:8And thou shalt bind them for an ot upon thine hand, and they shall be as totafos (ornaments) + 6:8 Ex 13:16 , Shabbos 57a between thine eyes.
Proverbs 4:6Forsake her not, and she shall be shomer over thee; 1 love her, and she shall protect thee. 1
Proverbs 7:3Bind them upon thy fingers, 1 write them upon the luach (tablet) of thine lev. 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 →