Proverbs 3:3 · KJV
“Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:”
— Proverbs 3:3
For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. {long...: Heb. years of life}
So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. {good...: or, good success}
Proverbs 3 — Context
My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
2For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. {long...: Heb. years of life}
3Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
4So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. {good...: or, good success}
5Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Cross References
2 Corinthians 3:3
{Forasmuch as ye are} manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.
Proverbs 7:3
Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
Hebrews 10:16
This {is} the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;
Deuteronomy 11:18-21
Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.
Malachi 2:6
The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.
Proverbs 6:21
Bind them continually upon thine heart, {and} tie them about thy neck.
Ephesians 5:1-2
Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
Proverbs 16:6
By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD {men} depart from evil.