Holy Scripture

Proverbs 7:3

A church father on this verse
“These articles of our faith were not composed out of human opinion but are the principal points collected out of the whole of Scripture to complete a single doctrinal formulation of the faith. And in like manner as the mustard seed contains numbers of branches-to-be within its tiny grain, so also this creed embraces i…”
Cyril of Jerusalem, 4th c. — Catechetical Lecture 5:12

Source: Septuagint

Original

3And bind them on thy fingers, And write them on the table of thy heart.

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In context

1My son, keep my words, And hide with thee my commandments. a My son, honor the Lord, and thou shalt be strong; And fear none but him:

2Keep my commandments, and thou shalt live; And keep my words as the pupils of thine eyes.

— Proverbs 7:3 —

4Say that wisdom is thy sister, And gain prudence as an acquaintance for thyself;

5That she may keep thee from the strange and wicked woman, If she should assail thee with flattering words.

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