Proverbs 6:21

Proverbs 6:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
• New International Version (NIV)Bind them always on your heart; fasten them around your neck.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Bind them on your heart always; tie them around your neck.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Bind them continually upon your heart; Tie them around your neck.

Context of Proverbs 6:21

19a false witness that uttereth lies, and he that soweth discords among brethren. 20My son, observe thy father's commandment, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother; bind them continually upon thy heart, tie them about thy neck: 22when thou walkest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and [when] thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. 23For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

Proverbs 6:21 word by word

קָשְׁרֵ֣ם עַל־לִבְּךָ֣ תָמִ֑יד עָ֝נְדֵ֗ם עַל־גַּרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

• bindקָשַׁרqâshar · to conspireH7194
• continuallyתָּמִידtâmîyd · continuallyH8548
• heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• neckגַּרְגְּרוֹתgargerôth · neckH1621

Cross-references for Proverbs 6:21

• Proverbs 3:3Let not loving-kindness and truth forsake thee; bind them about thy neck, write them upon the tablet of thy heart:
• Proverbs 4:6Forsake her not, and she shall keep thee; love her, and she shall preserve thee.
• Proverbs 7:3Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the tablet of thy heart.
• Exodus 13:16And it shall be for a sign on thy hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes, for with a powerful hand Jehovah brought us forth out of Egypt.
• Deuteronomy 6:8And thou shalt bind them for a sign on thy hand, and they shall be for frontlets between thine eyes.
• 2 Corinthians 3:3being manifested to be Christ's epistle ministered by us, written, not with ink, but [the] Spirit of [the] living God; not on stone tables, but on fleshy tables of [the] heart.

Commentaries on Proverbs 6:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Bind them continually upon thine heart - See on Proverbs 3:3; (note). And see a similar command, to which this is an allusion, Deuteronomy 6:6-8; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21The thought of Proverbs 3:3 is carried step further. No outward charm, but the law of obedience, shall give safety to the traveler, when he sleeps or when he wakes.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-35Verses 20-35 The word of God has something to say to us upon all occasions. Let not faithful reproofs ever make us uneasy. When we consider how much this sin abounds, how heinous adultery is in its own nature, of what evil consequence it is, and how certainly it destroys the spiritual life in the soul, we shall not wonder that the cautions against it are so often repeated. Let us notice the subjects of this chapter. Let us remember Him who willingly…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-35This passage highlights the serious danger of having a relationship with another man's wife (see also Proverbs 1:8, 23; 2:16–22; 5:1–23; 7:1–27).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-2320-23. (Compare Pr 1:8; 3:3, &c.).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 6:21

• Children
• Commandments
• Word of God
• Young Men

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Commentaries on Proverbs 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings