Proverbs 7:3

Proverbs 7:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
• New International Version (NIV)Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.
• English Standard Version (ESV)bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Bind them on your fingers; Write them on the tablet of your heart.

Context of Proverbs 7:3

1Follow my advice, my son; always treasure my commands. 2Obey my commands and live! Guard my instructions as you guard your own eyes. Tie them on your fingers as a reminder. Write them deep within your heart. 4Love wisdom like a sister; make insight a beloved member of your family. 5Let them protect you from an affair with an immoral woman, from listening to the flattery of a promiscuous woman.

Proverbs 7:3 word by word

קָשְׁרֵ֥ם עַל־אֶצְבְּעֹתֶ֑יךָ כָּ֝תְבֵ֗ם עַל־ל֥וּחַ לִבֶּֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Bindקָשַׁרqâshar · to conspireH7194
• them upon thy fingersאֶצְבַּע'etsba‛ · fingerH676
• writeכָּתַבkâthab · to writeH3789
• them upon the tableלוּחַlûach lûach · tabletH3871
• of thine heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820

Cross-references for Proverbs 7:3

• Proverbs 3:3Never let loyalty and kindness leave you! Tie them around your neck as a reminder. Write them deep within your heart.
• Proverbs 6:21Keep their words always in your heart. Tie them around your neck.
• Deuteronomy 6:8Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders.
• Deuteronomy 11:18“So commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these words of mine. Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders.
• Isaiah 30:8Now go and write down these words. Write them in a book. They will stand until the end of time as a witness
• Jeremiah 17:1“The sin of Judah is inscribed with an iron chisel— engraved with a diamond point on their stony hearts and on the corners of their altars.
• Jeremiah 31:33“But this is the new covenant I will make with the people of Israel after those days,” says the Lord. “I will put my instructions deep within them, and I will write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
• 2 Corinthians 3:3Clearly, you are a letter from Christ showing the result of our ministry among you. This “letter” is written not with pen and ink, but with the Spirit of the living God. It is carved not on tablets of stone, but on human hearts.

Commentaries on Proverbs 7:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Bind them upon thy fingers - See on Proverbs 3:3; (note).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The Old Testament uses the phrase "tie them to your fingers" as a reminder to remember important things, especially God's commands (Deuteronomy 6:8; 11:18). The New Living Translation's "write them deep within your heart" reflects the Hebrew saying write them on the tablet of your heart (see also Proverbs 3:3). Only obedience that comes from the heart will endure.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-271-4. Similar calls (Pr 3:1-3; 4:10, &c.).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 7:3

• Chastity
• Commandments
• Wisdom
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Proverbs 7

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings