Proverbs 7:3–6
Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
Bind them vpon thy fingers, write them vpon the table of thine heart.
Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
Say vnto Wisedome, Thou art my sister, and call Understanding thy kinse woman,
That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
*That they may keepe thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceChap.5.3.
¶ For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
¶ For at the windowe of my house I looked through my casement,
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From verse 3
- Deuteronomy 11:18–20Rank 1 from verse 3
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:
18¶ Therefore shall ye lay vp these my words in your heart, and in your soule, and *bind them for a signe vpon your hand, that they may bee as frontlets betweene your eyes.
19And *ye shal teach them your children, speaking of them, when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest downe, and when thou risest vp.
20And thou shalt write them vpon the doore posts of thine house, and vpon thy gates:
- Proverbs 3:3Rank 2 from verse 3
- Deuteronomy 6:8–9Rank 3 from verse 3
8And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.
9And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.
8And thou shalt binde them for a signe vpon thine hand, and they shalbe as frontlets betweene thine eyes.
9And thou shalt write them vpon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.
- Jeremiah 31:33Rank 4 from verse 3
33But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
33*But this shall be the couenant, that I will make with the house of Israel, After those dayes, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts, and wil be their God, and they shall be my people.
- 2 Corinthians 3:3Rank 5 from verse 3
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.
3Forasmuch as yee are manifestly declared to be the Epistle of Christ ministred by vs, written not with inke, but with the spirit of the liuing God, not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.
- Isaiah 30:8Rank 6 from verse 3
- Proverbs 6:21Rank 7 from verse 3
- Jeremiah 17:1Rank 8 from verse 3
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;
1¶ *†The sinne of Iudah is written with a pen of yron, and with the point of a diamond; it is grauen vpon the table of their heart, and vpon the hornes of your altars:
From verse 4
- Proverbs 2:2–4Rank 1 from verse 4
2So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
3Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
4If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
2So that thou incline thine eare vnto wisedome, and apply thine heart to vnderstanding:
3Yea if thou cryest after knowledge, and †liftest vp thy voyce for vnderstanding:
4*If thou seekest her as siluer, and searchest for her, as for hid treasures:
- Proverbs 4:6–8Rank 2 from verse 4
6Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
7Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
8Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
6Forsake her not, and she shall preserue thee: loue her, and she shall keepe thee.
7Wisedome is the principall thing, therefore get wisedome: and with all thy getting, get vnderstanding.
8Exalt her, and shee shall promote thee: shee shall bring thee to honour, when thou doest imbrace her.
- Song of Solomon 8:1Rank 4 from verse 4
1O THAT thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised.
1¶ †O that thou wert as my brother that sucked the brests of my mother, when I should find thee without, I would kisse thee, yet I should not be despised.
- Luke 11:27–28Rank 5 from verse 4
27¶ And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.
28But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
27¶ And it came to passe as hee spake these things, a certaine woman of the company lift vp her voice, and said vnto him, Blessed is the wombe that bare thee, and the pappes which thou hast sucked.
28But hee said, Yea, rather blessed are they that heare the word of God, and keepe it.
- Matthew 12:49–50Rank 6 from verse 4
49And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
50For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
49And hee stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold, my mother and my brethren.
50For whosoeuer shall doe the will of my Father which is in heauen, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
From verse 5
- Proverbs 2:16Rank 1 from verse 5
- Proverbs 6:24Rank 2 from verse 5
- Proverbs 5:3Rank 3 from verse 5
From verse 6
- Genesis 26:8Rank 1 from verse 6
8And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.
8And it came to passe when he had bene there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistims looked out at a window, and saw, and behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.
- Judges 5:28Rank 2 from verse 6
28The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots?
28The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattesse, Why is his charet so long in comming? Why tarie the wheeles of his charets?
- 2 Samuel 6:16Rank 3 from verse 6
16And as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michal Saul’s daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart.
16And as the Arke of the LORD came into the citie of Dauid, Michal Sauls daughter looked through a window, and saw king Dauid leaping and dauncing before the LORD, and she despised him in her heart.
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Proverbs 7:3
To tie together, or confine with a cord, or any thing that is flexible; to fasten as with a band, fillet or ligature.
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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.
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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.
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A flat surface or board; a place for food; a written tablet or list.
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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.
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Proverbs 7:4
Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.
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Knowledge, understanding, judgment, skill, or prudence.
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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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1. The second-person singular present form of be: are, when one person is addressed. 2. Skill, craft, or skilled workmanship used to make or prepare something.
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1. To name. 2. To summon or invite. 3. To proclaim or address. 4. To request.
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understanding
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.
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A female relative.
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Proverbs 7:5
To guard, watch, protect, preserve, secure, retain, possess, hold, maintain, support, tend, manage, observe, obey, fulfil, celebrate, continue in, refrain from, or remain faithful to a person, place, trust, command, promise, way, time, or thing.
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Foreign; belonging to another country. Wonderful; causing surprise; exciting curiosity.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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flattereth
Third-person singular present form of flatter (to praise insincerely or deceitfully in order to please, influence, or mislead).
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Spoken or written expressions, sayings, statements, messages, commands, promises, reports, or units of meaningful speech.
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Proverbs 7:6
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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An opening or aperture in the wall or structure of a building, ship, or ark, admitting light, air, sight, passage, or access.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of look, meaning to direct the eyes or attention; to behold, observe, expect, or take heed.
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From one side or end to another; by means of; throughout; or because of.
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A little movable window, usually within a large, made to turn and open on hinges.
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2Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
2*Keepe my commandements, and liue: and my law as the apple of thine eye.
3Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
3Bind them vpon thy fingers, write them vpon the table of thine heart.
Selected passage4Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
4Say vnto Wisedome, Thou art my sister, and call Understanding thy kinse woman,
Selected passage5That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
5*That they may keepe thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
Selected passage6¶ For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
6¶ For at the windowe of my house I looked through my casement,
Selected passage7And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
7†And behelde among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a yong man void of vnderstanding,