Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
What does Proverbs 7:3 mean?
We must lay up God's commandments safely. Not only, Keep them, and you shall live; but, Keep them as those that cannot live without them.
Key themes
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Keep this verse inside Proverbs 7:1-5 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Commentary on Proverbs 7:3
Bind them upon thy fingers,.... Let the above words and doctrines be as ready and familiar as if they were at the fingers' ends; or let them be always fresh in memory, as a piece of thread is tied about the fingers, to put in mind of anything to be done; or let them be as rings upon the fingers, both memorial and ornamental: or put into practice the things taught and commanded; the fingers being the instruments of action, and especially of doing things nicely and accurately; write them upon the table of thine heart; that they may be strong in the memory, deep in the affection, and abiding in the understanding and will; see Proverbs 3:3 .
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Context in Proverbs 7
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Proverbs 7 belongs to the early movement of the book, especially the section often described as fatherly discourses on wisdom. Proverbs offers compact instruction on speech, work, wealth, friendship, sex, discipline, justice, and wisdom as a way of life before God. Read this chapter with the wider themes of wisdom, fear of the Lord, and speech in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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