Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. New Living Translation Tie them on your fingers as a reminder. Write them deep within your heart. English Standard Version bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. Berean Standard Bible Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. King James Bible Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart. New King James Version Bind them on your fingers; Write them on the tablet of your heart. New American Standard Bible Bind them on your fingers; Write them on the tablet of your heart. NASB 1995 Bind them on your fingers; Write them on the tablet of your heart. NASB 1977 Bind them on your fingers; Write them on the tablet of your heart. Legacy Standard Bible Bind them on your fingers; Write them on the tablet of your heart. Amplified Bible Bind them [securely] on your fingers; Write them on the tablet of your heart. Christian Standard Bible Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. Holman Christian Standard Bible Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. American Standard Version Bind them upon thy fingers; Write them upon the tablet of thy heart. Contemporary English Version Keep them at your fingertips and write them in your mind. English Revised Version Bind them upon thy fingers; write them upon the table of thine heart. GOD'S WORD® Translation Tie them on your fingers. Write them on the tablet of your heart. Good News Translation Keep my teaching with you all the time; write it on your heart. International Standard Version Strap them to your fingers and engrave them on the tablet of your heart. Majority Standard Bible Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. NET Bible Bind them on your forearm; write them on the tablet of your heart. New Heart English Bible Bind them on your fingers. Write them on the tablet of your heart. Webster's Bible Translation Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thy heart. World English Bible Bind them on your fingers. Write them on the tablet of your heart. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionBind them on your fingers, "" Write them on the tablet of your heart. Young's Literal Translation Bind them on thy fingers, Write them on the tablet of thy heart. Smith's Literal Translation Bind them upon thy fingers, and write them upon the tablet of thine heart. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBind it upon thy fingers, write it upon the tables of thy heart. Catholic Public Domain Version Bind it with your fingers; write it on the tablets of your heart. New American Bible Bind them on your fingers, write them on the tablet of your heart. New Revised Standard Version bind them on your fingers, write them on the tablet of your heart. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBind them about your neck; write them upon the tablets of your heart. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Tie them on your neck and write them upon the tablets of your heart. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Bind them upon thy fingers, Write them upon the table of thy heart. Brenton Septuagint Translation And bind them on thy fingers, and write them on the table of thine heart. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Warnings about the Adulteress…2Keep my commandments and live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye. 3Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. 4Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call understanding your kinsman,… Cross References Deuteronomy 6:6-9 These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts. / And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. / Tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. ... Deuteronomy 11:18-20 Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. / Teach them to your children, speaking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. / Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates, Proverbs 3:3 Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Proverbs 6:21 Bind them always upon your heart; tie them around your neck. Exodus 13:9 It shall be a sign for you on your hand and a reminder on your forehead that the Law of the LORD is to be on your lips. For with a mighty hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt. Exodus 13:16 So it shall serve as a sign on your hand and a symbol on your forehead, for with a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt.” Jeremiah 31:33 “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. Hebrews 8:10 For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. Hebrews 10:16 “This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their hearts and inscribe them on their minds.” Psalm 119:11 I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You. Psalm 40:8 I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.” Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. 2 Corinthians 3:3 It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. Matthew 23:5 All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels. John 14:21 Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.” Treasury of Scripture Bind them on your fingers, write them on the table of your heart. Proverbs 3:3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: Proverbs 6:21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. Deuteronomy 6:8,9 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes… Jump to Previous Bind Fingers Fixed Heart Recorded Table Tablet WriteJump to Next Bind Fingers Fixed Heart Recorded Table Tablet WriteProverbs 7 1. Solomon persuades to a sincere and kind familiarity with wisdom6. In an example of his own experience he shows 10. the cunning of a harlot 22. and the desperate simplicity of a young wanton 24. He detests such wickedness Tie them to your fingers; This phrase emphasizes the importance of keeping God's commandments constantly before us. In ancient times, tying something to one's fingers was a way to remember important information, similar to how people might tie a string around their finger today. This practice is reminiscent of the Jewish tradition of wearing phylacteries, small boxes containing Scripture passages, tied to the body during prayer (Deuteronomy 6:8). The fingers, being part of the hands, symbolize action and deeds, suggesting that God's laws should guide our actions and decisions. write them on the tablet of your heart. Persons / Places / Events 1. SolomonThe author of Proverbs, known for his wisdom, is traditionally believed to have written this book to impart wisdom and understanding. 2. The Son/Youth The intended audience of this proverb, representing those who are in need of guidance and instruction. 3. The Father/Teacher The figure imparting wisdom, often seen as a representation of God or a wise mentor. 4. The Heart Symbolically represents the inner being or the seat of emotions and will, crucial in Hebrew thought. 5. The Fingers Represents action and daily life, suggesting that wisdom should be evident in one's actions. Teaching Points Internalization of WisdomThe verse emphasizes the need to internalize God's wisdom, making it a part of our very being, not just an external adherence. Visible Actions By tying wisdom to our fingers, we are reminded that our actions should reflect the wisdom we have internalized. Heart as the Center The heart is the center of our emotions and decisions; writing wisdom on it ensures that our choices align with God's will. Daily Reminders Just as tying something to our fingers serves as a constant reminder, we should find ways to remind ourselves of God's wisdom daily. Holistic Approach to Wisdom True wisdom affects both our internal thoughts and external actions, creating a holistic approach to living a godly life.VII. (m). Thirteenth Discourse:--Also Against Adultery (Proverbs 7). (3) Bind them upon thy fingers.--See above on Proverbs 3:3. The thong of the phylactery or fillet for the left arm was wound seven times round it, and as many times round the middle finger. Verse 3. - Bind them upon thy fingers. Wear my precepts like a ring on thy finger, so that they may go with thee, whatever thou takest in hand. Others think that the so called tephillin, or phylacteries, are meant. These were worn both on the hand and the forehead, and consisted of a leather box containing strips of parchment, on which were written four texts, viz. Exodus 13:1-10; Exodus 11-16; Deuteronomy 6:4-9; Deuteronomy 11:13-21. The box was attached to a leather strap wound seven times round the arm three times round the middle finger, and the remainder passed round the hand (see (Exodus 13:9, 16; Jeremiah 22:24). Write them upon the table of thine heart (see on Proverbs 3:3 and Proverbs 6:21; and comp. Deuteronomy 6:9). Vers. 4 and 5 contain earnest admonitions to the pursuit of Wisdom, which is worthy of the purest love.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Tieקָשְׁרֵ֥ם (qā·šə·rêm) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 7194: To tie, gird, confine, compact, in love, league them to עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against your fingers; אֶצְבְּעֹתֶ֑יךָ (’eṣ·bə·‘ō·ṯe·ḵā) Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 676: Something to sieze with, a finger, a toe write כָּ֝תְבֵ֗ם (kā·ṯə·ḇêm) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 3789: To grave, to write them on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the tablet ל֥וּחַ (lū·aḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3871: To glisten, a tablet, of stone, wood, metal of your heart. לִבֶּֽךָ׃ (lib·be·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre Links Proverbs 7:3 NIVProverbs 7:3 NLT Proverbs 7:3 ESV Proverbs 7:3 NASB Proverbs 7:3 KJV Proverbs 7:3 BibleApps.com Proverbs 7:3 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 7:3 Chinese Bible Proverbs 7:3 French Bible Proverbs 7:3 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 7:3 Bind them on your fingers (Prov. 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