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Proverbs 3:3–4

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Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
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From verse 3

  1. 2 Corinthians 3:3Rank 1 from verse 3
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    3Forasmuch 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.

  2. Proverbs 7:3Rank 2 from verse 3
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    3Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.

  3. Hebrews 10:16Rank 3 from verse 3
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    16This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;

  4. Deuteronomy 11:18–21Rank 4 from verse 3
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    18¶ Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.

    19And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

    20And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates:

    21That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of heaven upon the earth.

  5. Malachi 2:6Rank 5 from verse 3
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    6The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.

  6. Proverbs 6:21Rank 6 from verse 3
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    21Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.

  7. Ephesians 5:1–2Rank 7 from verse 3
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    1BE ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

    2And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

  8. Ephesians 5:9Rank 8 from verse 3
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    9(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

  9. Proverbs 1:9Rank 9 from verse 3
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    9For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

  10. Proverbs 16:6Rank 10 from verse 3
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    6By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.

  11. Exodus 13:9Rank 11 from verse 3
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    9And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the Lord’s law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the Lord brought thee out of Egypt.

  12. Proverbs 20:28Rank 12 from verse 3
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    28Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.

  13. Psalms 119:11Rank 13 from verse 3
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    11Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

  14. Psalms 25:10Rank 14 from verse 3
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    10All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

  15. Deuteronomy 6:8Rank 15 from verse 3
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    8And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.

  16. Jeremiah 17:1Rank 16 from verse 3
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    1THE sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars;

  17. Hosea 4:1Rank 17 from verse 3
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    1HEAR the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel: for the Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.

  18. Matthew 23:23Rank 18 from verse 3
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    23Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

  19. 2 Samuel 15:20Rank 19 from verse 3
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    20Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thy brethren: mercy and truth be with thee.

  20. Micah 7:18–20Rank 20 from verse 3
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    18Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.

    19He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

    20Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.

From verse 4

  1. Luke 2:52Rank 1 from verse 4
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    52And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

  2. 1 Samuel 2:26Rank 2 from verse 4
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    26And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the Lord, and also with men.

  3. Romans 14:18Rank 3 from verse 4
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    18For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.

  4. Psalms 111:10Rank 4 from verse 4
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    10The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.

  5. Genesis 39:2–4Rank 5 from verse 4
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    2And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

    3And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand.

    4And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.

  6. Genesis 39:21Rank 6 from verse 4
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    21¶ But the Lord was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

  7. Acts 2:47Rank 7 from verse 4
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    47Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

  8. Daniel 1:9Rank 8 from verse 4
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    9Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.

  9. Joshua 1:7–8Rank 9 from verse 4
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    7Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.

    8This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

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Proverbs 3:3

COMBINED MEANING

let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

mercy

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Compassion or pity shown to the distressed or guilty; kindness that withholds deserved harm.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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truth

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1. That which is true; conformity to fact or reality. 2. Faithfulness. 3. God's revealed word.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

forsake

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To leave, abandon, desert, reject, renounce, cease following, or withdraw from a person, place, way, command, duty, affection, or former course.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

bind

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To tie together, or confine with a cord, or any thing that is flexible; to fasten as with a band, fillet or ligature.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

about

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1. Around or near in place, position, or movement; on every side, in a circuit, from place to place, or turned from one direction or state toward another. 2. Approximately in number, measure, distance, or time. 3. Concerning, occupied with, or engaged in a matter. 4. On the point of, intending, or attempting an action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

write

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Sense 1: To form letters or words, inscribe, record, compose, copy, or communicate in writing. Sense 2: By figure, to impress and establish something upon the heart or mind.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

table

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A flat surface or board; a place for food; a written tablet or list.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 3:4

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

find

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To discover, meet with, obtain, perceive, or learn by search or experience.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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favour

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Sense 1: Goodwill, approval, acceptance, kindness, mercy, support, or beneficial regard. Sense 2: Pleasing appearance or charm. Sense 3: To regard, support, prefer, or treat kindly.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

understanding

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1. The capacity or act of perceiving, comprehending, discerning, judging, interpreting, or applying knowledge. 2. Knowledge, insight, wisdom, or prudent judgment possessed or gained. 3. Skill or ability in a work, art, subject, vision, saying, or interpretation.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

sight

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1. The act or power of seeing. 2. A thing seen, view, or appearance. 3. Presence or observation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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3:2For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.

3:3Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:

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3:4So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

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3:5¶ Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

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