Proverbs 7:3

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Bind them on your forearm; write them on the tablet of your heart.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 11:18-20 : 18 Fix these words of mine into your mind and being, and tie them as a reminder on your hands and let them be symbols on your forehead. 19 Teach them to your children and speak of them as you sit in your house, as you walk along the road, as you lie down, and as you get up. 20 Inscribe them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates
  • Prov 3:3 : 3 Do not let mercy and truth leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
  • Isa 30:8 : 8 Now go, write it down on a tablet in their presence, inscribe it on a scroll, so that it might be preserved for a future time as an enduring witness.
  • Prov 6:21 : 21 Bind them on your heart continually; fasten them around your neck.
  • Jer 31:33 : 33 “But I will make a new covenant with the whole nation of Israel after I plant them back in the land,” says the LORD.“I will put my law within them and write it on their hearts and minds. I will be their God and they will be my people.
  • Deut 6:8-9 : 8 You should tie them as a reminder on your forearm and fasten them as symbols on your forehead. 9 Inscribe them on the doorframes of your houses and gates.
  • 2 Cor 3:3 : 3 revealing that you are a letter of Christ, delivered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on stone tablets but on tablets of human hearts.
  • Jer 17:1 : 1 The sin of Judah is engraved with an iron chisel on their stone-hard hearts. It is inscribed with a diamond point on the horns of their altars.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 3:1-5
    5 verses
    83%

    1Exhortations to Seek Wisdom and Walk with the Lord My child, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments,

    2for they will provide a long and full life, and well-being for you.

    3Do not let mercy and truth leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.

    4Then you will find favor and good understanding, in the sight of God and people.

    5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding.

  • Prov 6:20-22
    3 verses
    82%

    20My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.

    21Bind them on your heart continually; fasten them around your neck.

    22When you walk about, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you wake up, they will talk to you.

  • Prov 7:1-2
    2 verses
    80%

    1Admonition to Avoid the Wiles of the Adulteress My child, devote yourself to my words and store up my commands inside yourself.

    2Keep my commands so that you may live, and obey my instruction as your most prized possession.

  • Deut 6:6-9
    4 verses
    79%

    6Exhortation to Teach the Covenant Principles These words I am commanding you today must be kept in mind,

    7and you must teach them to your children and speak of them as you sit in your house, as you walk along the road, as you lie down, and as you get up.

    8You should tie them as a reminder on your forearm and fasten them as symbols on your forehead.

    9Inscribe them on the doorframes of your houses and gates.

  • Deut 11:18
    78%

    18Fix these words of mine into your mind and being, and tie them as a reminder on your hands and let them be symbols on your forehead.

  • Prov 4:20-23
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    78%

    20My child, pay attention to my words; listen attentively to my sayings.

    21Do not let them depart from your sight, guard them within your heart;

    22for they are life to those who find them and healing to one’s entire body.

    23Guard your heart with all vigilance, for from it are the sources of life.

  • Prov 7:4-5
    2 verses
    77%

    4Say to wisdom,“You are my sister,” and call understanding a close relative,

    5so that they may keep you from the adulterous woman, from the loose woman who has flattered you with her words.

  • Prov 22:18-20
    3 verses
    74%

    18For it is pleasing if you keep these sayings within you, and they are ready on your lips.

    19So that your confidence may be in the LORD, I hereby make them known to you today– even you.

    20Have I not written thirty sayings for you, sayings of counsel and knowledge,

  • Deut 11:20
    73%

    20Inscribe them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates

  • Prov 4:4-7
    4 verses
    72%

    4he taught me, and he said to me:“Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands so that you will live.

    5Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding; do not forget and do not turn aside from the words I speak.

    6Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will guard you.

    7Wisdom is supreme– so acquire wisdom, and whatever you acquire, acquire understanding!

  • Prov 3:21-22
    2 verses
    72%

    21My child, do not let them escape from your sight; safeguard sound wisdom and discretion.

    22So they will become life for your soul, and grace around your neck.

  • Ps 119:11
    71%

    11In my heart I store up your words, so I might not sin against you.

  • Prov 1:8-9
    2 verses
    71%

    8Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father, and do not forsake the teaching from your mother.

    9For they will be like an elegant garland on your head, and like pendants around your neck.

  • Prov 2:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1Benefits of Seeking Wisdom My child, if you receive my words, and store up my commands inside yourself,

    2by making your ear attentive to wisdom, and by turning your heart to understanding,

  • Isa 30:8
    70%

    8Now go, write it down on a tablet in their presence, inscribe it on a scroll, so that it might be preserved for a future time as an enduring witness.

  • Exod 13:9
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    9It will be a sign for you on your hand and a memorial on your forehead, so that the law of the LORD may be in your mouth, for with a mighty hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt.

  • Prov 23:26
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    26Give me your heart, my son, and let your eyes observe my ways;

  • Prov 4:13
    69%

    13Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; protect it, because it is your life.

  • Jer 17:1
    69%

    1The sin of Judah is engraved with an iron chisel on their stone-hard hearts. It is inscribed with a diamond point on the horns of their altars.

  • Song 8:6
    69%

    6The Nature of True LoveThe Beloved to Her Lover: Set me like a cylinder seal over your heart, like a signet on your arm. For love is as strong as death, passion is as unrelenting as Sheol. Its flames burst forth, it is a blazing flame.

  • Prov 6:25
    69%

    25Do not lust in your heart for her beauty, and do not let her captivate you with her alluring eyes;

  • Job 22:22
    69%

    22Accept instruction from his mouth and store up his words in your heart.

  • Prov 23:12
    69%

    12Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to the words of knowledge.

  • 2 Cor 3:3
    69%

    3revealing that you are a letter of Christ, delivered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on stone tablets but on tablets of human hearts.

  • Prov 7:25
    69%

    25Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways– do not wander into her pathways;

  • Song 8:3
    68%

    3Double Refrain: Embracing and AdjurationThe Beloved about Her Lover: His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me.

  • Prov 4:25
    68%

    25Let your eyes look directly in front of you and let your gaze look straight before you.

  • Ezek 37:20
    68%

    20The sticks you write on will be in your hand in front of them.