Proverbs 6:21
Binde them alway vpon thine heart, and tye them about thy necke.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
In Context
20My sonne, keepe thy fathers commandement, and forsake not thy mothers instruction.
Cross References
Exodus 13:9And it shalbe a signe vnto thee vpon thine hande, and for a remembrance betweene thine eyes, that the Lawe of the Lord may be in thy mouth: for by a strong hand the Lord brought thee out of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 6:8And thou shalt binde them for a signe vpon thine hand, and they shalbe as frontlets betweene thine eyes.
Proverbs 4:6Forsake her not, and shee shall keepe thee: loue her and shee shall preserue thee.
Proverbs 7:3Binde them vpon thy fingers, and write them vpon the table of thine heart.
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 →