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Write them deep within your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Bind them on your fingers; Write them on the tablet of your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Bind them on your fingers; Write them on the tablet of your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Bind them on your fingers; Write them on the tablet of your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Bind them on your fingers; Write them on the tablet of your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Bind them on your fingers; Write them on the tablet of your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Bind them [securely] on your fingers; Write them on the tablet of your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Bind them upon thy fingers; Write them upon the tablet of thy heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Keep them at your fingertips and write them in your mind. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Bind them upon thy fingers; write them upon the table of thine heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Tie them on your fingers. Write them on the tablet of your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Keep my teaching with you all the time; write it on your heart. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Strap them to your fingers and engrave them on the tablet of your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Bind them on your forearm; write them on the tablet of your heart. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Bind them on your fingers. Write them on the tablet of your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thy heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Bind them on your fingers. Write them on the tablet of your heart. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Bind them on your fingers, "" Write them on the tablet of your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Bind them on thy fingers, Write them on the tablet of thy heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Bind them upon thy fingers, and write them upon the tablet of thine heart.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Bind it upon thy fingers, write it upon the tables of thy heart. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Bind it with your fingers; write it on the tablets of your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Bind them on your fingers, write them on the tablet of your heart. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />bind them on your fingers, write them on the tablet of your heart.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Bind them about your neck; write them upon the tablets of your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Tie them on your neck and write them upon the tablets of your heart.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Bind them upon thy fingers, Write them upon the table of thy heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And bind them on thy fingers, and write <i>them</i> on the table of thine heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/7-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=1147" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/7.htm">Warnings about the Adulteress</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>Keep my commandments and live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7194.htm" title="7194: qā·šə·rêm (V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 3mp) -- To bind, league together, conspire. A primitive root: to tie, physically or mentally.">Tie them</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/676.htm" title="676: ’eṣ·bə·‘ō·ṯe·ḵā (N-fpc:: 2ms) -- A finger. From the same as tseba'; something to sieze with, i.e. A finger; by analogy, a toe.">your fingers;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3789.htm" title="3789: kā·ṯə·ḇêm (V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 3mp) -- To write. A primitive root; to grave, by implication, to write.">write them</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/3871.htm" title="3871: lū·aḥ (N-msc) -- A tablet, board or plank, a plate. Or luach; from a primitive root; probably meaning to glisten; a tablet, of stone, wood or metal.">the tablet</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lib·be·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">of your heart.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call understanding your kinsman,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-6.htm">Deuteronomy 6:6-9</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-18.htm">Deuteronomy 11:18-20</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-3.htm">Proverbs 3:3</a></span><br />Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-21.htm">Proverbs 6:21</a></span><br />Bind them always upon your heart; tie them around your neck.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/13-9.htm">Exodus 13:9</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/13-16.htm">Exodus 13:16</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/8-10.htm">Hebrews 8:10</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-16.htm">Hebrews 10:16</a></span><br />“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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-11.htm">Psalm 119:11</a></span><br />I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/40-8.htm">Psalm 40:8</a></span><br />I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-16.htm">Colossians 3:16</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/3-3.htm">2 Corinthians 3:3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-5.htm">Matthew 23:5</a></span><br />All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-21.htm">John 14:21</a></span><br />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.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Bind them on your fingers, write them on the table of your heart.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/3-3.htm">Proverbs 3:3</a></b></br> Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/6-21.htm">Proverbs 6:21</a></b></br> Bind them continually upon thine heart, <i>and</i> tie them about thy neck.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/6-8.htm">Deuteronomy 6:8,9</a></b></br> And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/6-21.htm">Bind</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-13.htm">Fingers</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-25.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-32.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-3.htm">Recorded</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-3.htm">Table</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-3.htm">Tablet</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-3.htm">Write</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/8-16.htm">Bind</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-19.htm">Fingers</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-28.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-10.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/isaiah/4-3.htm">Recorded</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-2.htm">Table</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-1.htm">Tablet</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-10.htm">Write</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/7-1.htm">Solomon persuades to a sincere and kind familiarity with wisdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/7-6.htm">In an example of his own experience he shows</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/7-10.htm">the cunning of a harlot</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/7-22.htm">and the desperate simplicity of a young wanton</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/7-24.htm">He detests such wickedness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Tie them to your fingers;</b><br>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 (<a href="/deuteronomy/6-8.htm">Deuteronomy 6:8</a>). The fingers, being part of the hands, symbolize action and deeds, suggesting that God's laws should guide our actions and decisions.<p><b>write them on the tablet of your heart.</b><br>The heart in biblical terms often represents the center of one's being, including emotions, will, and intellect. Writing God's commandments on the heart implies internalizing them so deeply that they become part of one's very nature. This imagery connects to the promise of the New Covenant in <a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33</a>, where God declares He will write His law on the hearts of His people. It also foreshadows the transformative work of the Holy Spirit in believers, as seen in <a href="/2_corinthians/3-3.htm">2 Corinthians 3:3</a>, where Paul speaks of believers being a letter from Christ, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God. This internalization is crucial for living a life that reflects God's wisdom and righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>The author of Proverbs, known for his wisdom, is traditionally believed to have written this book to impart wisdom and understanding.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_son/youth.htm">The Son/Youth</a></b><br>The intended audience of this proverb, representing those who are in need of guidance and instruction.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_father/teacher.htm">The Father/Teacher</a></b><br>The figure imparting wisdom, often seen as a representation of God or a wise mentor.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_heart.htm">The Heart</a></b><br>Symbolically represents the inner being or the seat of emotions and will, crucial in Hebrew thought.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fingers.htm">The Fingers</a></b><br>Represents action and daily life, suggesting that wisdom should be evident in one's actions.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/i/internalization_of_wisdom.htm">Internalization of Wisdom</a></b><br>The verse emphasizes the need to internalize God's wisdom, making it a part of our very being, not just an external adherence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/visible_actions.htm">Visible Actions</a></b><br>By tying wisdom to our fingers, we are reminded that our actions should reflect the wisdom we have internalized.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/heart_as_the_center.htm">Heart as the Center</a></b><br>The heart is the center of our emotions and decisions; writing wisdom on it ensures that our choices align with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/daily_reminders.htm">Daily Reminders</a></b><br>Just as tying something to our fingers serves as a constant reminder, we should find ways to remind ourselves of God's wisdom daily.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holistic_approach_to_wisdom.htm">Holistic Approach to Wisdom</a></b><br>True wisdom affects both our internal thoughts and external actions, creating a holistic approach to living a godly life.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_god's_favor_mean.htm">What does God's favor mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_did_jesus_write_in_the_dirt.htm">What did Jesus write in the dirt?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_a_spiritual_letter_more_authoritative.htm">In 2 Corinthians 3:3, how can an intangible 'spiritual' letter be considered more authoritative than the physically inscribed stone tablets mentioned throughout the Old Testament?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_proverbs_26_7_contradict_other_wisdom.htm">Proverbs 26:7: Does the idea of a proverb in a fool's mouth being 'useless' conflict with other Bible passages that suggest all wisdom is beneficial?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div><span class= "bld">VII.</span><p>(m). <span class= "ital">Thirteenth Discourse:</span>--<span class= "ital">Also Against Adultery </span>(Proverbs 7).<p>(3) <span class= "bld">Bind them upon thy fingers.--</span>See above on <a href="/proverbs/3-3.htm" title="Let not mercy and truth forsake you: bind them about your neck; write them on the table of your heart:">Proverbs 3:3</a>. 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.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Bind them upon thy fingers.</span> 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 <span class="accented">tephillin</span>, 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. <a href="/exodus/13-1.htm">Exodus 13:1-10</a>; <a href="/exodus/11.htm">Exodus 11-16</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4-9</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/11-13.htm">Deuteronomy 11:13-21</a>. 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 (<a href="/exodus/13-9.htm">Exodus 13:9, 16</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/22-24.htm">Jeremiah 22:24</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Write them upon the table of thine heart</span> (see on Proverbs 3:3 and Proverbs 6:21; and comp. <a href="/deuteronomy/6-9.htm">Deuteronomy 6:9</a>). Vers. 4 and 5 contain earnest admonitions to the pursuit of Wisdom, which is worthy of the purest love. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/7-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Tie</span><br /><span class="heb">קָשְׁרֵ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(qā·šə·rêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7194.htm">Strong's 7194: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tie, gird, confine, compact, in love, league</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them to</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your fingers;</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶצְבְּעֹתֶ֑יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’eṣ·bə·‘ō·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_676.htm">Strong's 676: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something to sieze with, a finger, a toe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">write</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּ֝תְבֵ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(kā·ṯə·ḇêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3789.htm">Strong's 3789: </a> </span><span class="str2">To grave, to write</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the tablet</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֥וּחַ</span> <span class="translit">(lū·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3871.htm">Strong's 3871: </a> </span><span class="str2">To glisten, a tablet, of stone, wood, metal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of your heart.</span><br /><span class="heb">לִבֶּֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lib·be·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/7-3.htm">Proverbs 7:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/7-3.htm">Proverbs 7:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/7-3.htm">Proverbs 7:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/7-3.htm">Proverbs 7:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/7-3.htm">Proverbs 7:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/7-3.htm">Proverbs 7:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/7-3.htm">Proverbs 7:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/7-3.htm">Proverbs 7:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/7-3.htm">Proverbs 7:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/7-3.htm">Proverbs 7:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/7-3.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 7:3 Bind them on your fingers (Prov. 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