King James Version
Proverbs 7:3 in the King James Version says “Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 7 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.”
Proverbs 7:3 · KJV
My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
KJV Study — Public Domain
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“them upon thy fingers”
H676something to sieze with, i.e., a finger; by analogy, a toe
“write”
H3789to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“them upon the table”
H3871probably meaning to glisten; a tablet (as polished), of stone, wood or metal
“of thine heart”
H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
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