Proverbs 3:3

God's Word

Do not let mercy and truth leave you. Fasten them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:20

You came to us just yesterday. Should I make you wander around with me when I don’t even know where I’m going? Go back, and take your countrymen with you. ⌞May the Lord⌟ always show you kindness.”

Psalm 119:11

I have treasured your promise in my heart so that I may not sin against you.

Psalm 25:10

Every path of the Lord is ⌞one of⌟ mercy and truth for those who cling to his promise  and written instructions.

Psalm 85:10

Mercy and truth have met. Righteousness and peace have kissed.

Exodus 13:9

This ⌞festival⌟ will be ⌞like⌟ a mark on your hand or a reminder on your forehead that the teachings of the Lord are ⌞always⌟ to be a part of your conversation. Because the Lord used his mighty hand to bring you out of Egypt,

Exodus 34:6

Then he passed in front of Moses, calling out, “The Lord, the Lord, a compassionate and merciful God, patient, always faithful and ready to forgive.

Proverbs 1:9

because discipline and teachings are a graceful garland on your head and a ⌞golden⌟ chain around your neck.

Proverbs 14:22

Don’t those who stray plan what is evil, while those who are merciful and faithful plan what is good?

Proverbs 16:6

By mercy and faithfulness, peace is made with the Lord. By the fear of the Lord, evil is avoided.

Proverbs 20:28

Mercy and truth protect a king, and with mercy he maintains his throne.

Proverbs 6:21

Fasten them on your heart forever. Hang them around your neck.

Proverbs 7:3

Tie them on your fingers. Write them on the tablet of your heart.

Jeremiah 17:1

⌞The Lord says,⌟ “Judah’s sin is written with an iron pen. It is engraved with a diamond point on the tablet of their hearts and on the horns of their altars.

Hosea 4:1

Listen to the Lord’s word, you Israelites. The Lord has brought these charges against those who live in the land: “There is no faith, no love, and no knowledge of God in the land.

Malachi 2:6

The teaching that came from his mouth was true. Nothing unjust was found on his lips. He lived with me in peace and honesty and turned many people away from sin.

Matthew 23:23

“How horrible it will be for you, experts in Moses’ Teachings and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You give ⌞God⌟ one-tenth of your mint, dill, and cumin. But you have neglected justice, mercy, and faithfulness. These are the most important things in Moses’ Teachings. You should have done these things without neglecting the others.

2 Corinthians 3:3

It’s clear that you are Christ’s letter, written as a result of our ministry. You are a letter written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, a letter written not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

Ephesians 5:9

Light produces everything that is good, that has God’s approval, and that is true.

Deuteronomy 6:8

⌞Write them down, and⌟ tie them around your wrist, and wear them as headbands as a reminder.

Hebrews 10:16

“This is the promise  that I will make to them after those days, says the Lord: ‘I will put my teachings in their hearts and write them in their minds.’ ”