Proverbs 6:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 6:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 6:21 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 6:21 — KJV
“Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.”
— Proverbs 6:21 (KJV)
Proverbs 6:21 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 6:21
“Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:21: bind, thine, heart
“Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:21: thine, heart, about
“And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually. continually: Heb. all the days”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:21: continually, heart, about
“For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me. falleth: Heb. forsaketh”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:21: heart, tie, about
“Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck. ravished: or, taken away”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:21: thine, heart, neck
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