21Bind them upon your heart forever; fasten them around your neck.


In Context

18 a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil,

19 a false witness who pours out lies and a man who stirs up dissension among brothers.

20 My son, keep your father's commands and do not forsake your mother's teaching.

21 Bind them upon your heart forever; fasten them around your neck.

22 When you walk, they will guide you; when you sleep, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.

23 For these commands are a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the corrections of discipline are the way to life,

Proverbs 6:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:21Bind them continually upon thine heart, [and] tie them about thy neck.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:21Bind them in thy heart continually, and put them about thy neck.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:21Bind them continually upon thy heart; Tie them about thy neck.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:21bind them continually upon thy heart, tie them about thy neck:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:21Bind them continually upon thine heart, tie them about thy neck.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:21Bind them continually upon thy heart, and tie them about thy neck.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:21Bind them continually on your heart. Tie them around your neck.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:21Bind them on thy heart continually, Tie them on thy neck.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:21Bind them continually on your heart, and tie them about your neck.