Proverbs 6:21

Always bind them on your heart; 1 tie them about your neck. 1

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

In Context

20My son, obey the command of your father 1 and do not forsake the teaching of your mother. 1

22When you walk, they will guide you; 1 when you sleep, they will watch over you; 1 and when you wake up, they will teach you. 1

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Cross References

Exodus 13:9This will be a reminder for you on your hand, and a reminder on your forehead. This is so the law of Yahweh may be in your mouth, for with a strong hand Yahweh brought you out of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 6:8You will tie them as a sign upon your hand, and they will serve as frontlets between your eyes.

Proverbs 4:6do not abandon wisdom and she will watch over you; 1 love her and she will keep you safe. 1

Proverbs 7:3Tie them on your fingers; 1 write them on the tablet of your 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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