Proverbs 3:3

Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:

King James Version
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Other Translations for Proverbs 3:3

BSB
Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
AKJV
Let not mercy and truth forsake you: bind them about your neck; write them on the table of your heart:
CPDV
Let not mercy and truth abandon you: encircle them around your throat, and inscribe them on the tablets of your heart.
ERV
Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
NHEB
Do not let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.
SMT
Mercy and truth shall not forsake thee: bind them upon thy throat; write them upon the tablet of thy heart:

Commentary for Proverbs 3:3

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Proverbs 3:3
Summary
Maintain compassion and honesty as personal values
Event
Bind virtue to oneself
Estimated Time Period
c. 950 BC
Category
Wisdom