Proverbs 6:21

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

Bind them continually upon thine heart, [and] tie them about thy neck.

Complete Jewish Bible:

Bind them always on your heart, tie them around your neck.

Berean Standard Bible:

Bind them always upon your heart; tie them around your neck.

American Standard Version:

Bind them continually upon thy heart; Tie them about thy neck.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Bind{H7194} them continually{H8548} upon thine heart{H3820}, and tie{H6029} them about thy neck{H1621}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Proverbs 3:3

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

Proverbs 7:3

  • Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.

Proverbs 7:4

  • Say unto wisdom, Thou [art] my sister; and call understanding [thy] kinswoman:

Deuteronomy 6:8

  • And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.

Exodus 13:16

  • And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt.

Proverbs 4:6

  • Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.

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.

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Commentary for Proverbs 6:21

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H7194
    There are 44 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: קָשַׁר
    Transliteration: qâshar
    Pronunciation: kaw-shar'
    Description: a primitive root; to tie, physically (gird, confine, compact) or mentally (in love, league); bind (up), (make a) conspire(-acy, -ator), join together, knit, stronger, work (treason).
  2. Strong's Number: H8548
    There are 103 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: תָּמִיד
    Transliteration: tâmîyd
    Pronunciation: taw-meed'
    Description: from an unused root meaning to stretch; properly, continuance (as indefinite extension); but used only (attributively as adjective) constant (or adverbially, constantly); ellipt. the regular (daily) sacrifice; alway(-s), continual (employment, -ly), daily, (n-)ever(-more), perpetual.
  3. Strong's Number: H3820
    There are 550 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: לֵב
    Transliteration: lêb
    Pronunciation: labe
    Description: a form of לֵבָב; the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything; [phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom] themselves, [idiom] unawares, understanding, [idiom] well, willingly, wisdom.
  4. Strong's Number: H6029
    There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עָנַד
    Transliteration: ʻânad
    Pronunciation: aw-nad'
    Description: a primitive root; to lace fast; bind, tie.
  5. Strong's Number: H1621
    There are 4 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: גַּרְגְּרוֹת
    Transliteration: gargᵉrôwth
    Pronunciation: gar-gher-owth'
    Description: feminine plural from גָּרַר; the throat (as used in rumination); neck.