Proverbs 7:3

3 Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.^[a]

Proverbs 7:3 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 7:3

Bind them upon thy fingers
Let the above words and doctrines be as ready and familiar as if they were at the fingers' ends; or let them be always fresh in memory, as a piece of thread is tied about the fingers, to put in mind of anything to be done; or let them be as rings upon the fingers, both memorial and ornamental: or put into practice the things taught and commanded; the fingers being the instruments of action, and especially of doing things nicely and accurately; write them upon the table of thine heart;
that they may be strong in the memory, deep in the affection, and abiding in the understanding and will; see ( Proverbs 3:3 ) .

Proverbs 7:3 In-Context

1 My son, obey my words, and treasure my commands.

2 Keep my commands and live; protect my teachings as you would the pupil of your eye.

3 Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.

4 Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call understanding [your] relative.

5 She will keep you from a forbidden woman, a stranger with her flattering talk.

Footnotes

• [a] Pr 3:3; 6:21; Dt 6:6,8