True Phylacteries
Proverbs 3:3
Let not mercy and truth forsake you: bind them about your neck; write them on the table of your heart:


(see Deuteronomy 6:8): —

I. THE SUBSTANCE OF A TRUE PHYLACTERY: "Mercy and truth." These are the two grand elements of revelation. they meet man's nature as a being possessing intellect and heart, each of which has its respective cravings and claims.

II. THE USES OF A TRUE PHYLACTERY. The old phylacteries seem to be used —

1. As mementoes. They were to remind the wearer of the law.

2. As safeguards. This was, indeed, a later and superstitious use. Still "mercy and truth" rightly worn are safeguards. They protect us from what is wrong and ruinous.

(D. Thomas, D.D.)



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

WEB: Don't let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.




The Combination of Mercy and Truth in a Good Life
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