Proverbs 3:3 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Let not mercy and truth leave thee, put them about thy neck, and write them in the tables of thy heart: More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: Bind them about thy neck; Write them upon the table of thine heart: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Let not mercy and kindness [shutting out all hatred and selfishness] and truth [shutting out all deliberate hypocrisy or falsehood] forsake you; bind them about your neck, write them upon the tablet of your heart. [Col. 3:9-12.] American Standard Version (1901) Let not kindness and truth forsake thee: Bind them about thy neck; Write them upon the tablet of thy heart: Common English Bible Don’t let loyalty and faithfulness leave you. Bind them on your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. Catholic Public Domain Version Let not mercy and truth abandon you: encircle them around your throat, and inscribe them on the tablets of your heart. English Standard Version 2016 Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. |