Pro 7:3 | TNotes | STEP | 7:3 The Old Testament uses the phrase tie ... on your fingers as a reminder for something that needs to be remembered, most notably God’s commands (Deut 6:8 ; 11:18 ). • The NLT’s write them deep within your heart reflects the Hebrew idiom write them on the tablet of your heart (see also Prov 3:3 ). Only obedience that comes from the heart will last.

bDeut 6:8►

dProv 3:3►

‏ Proverbs 7:3

7:3 ^a The Old Testament uses the phrase tie ... on your fingers as a reminder for something that needs to be remembered, most notably God’s commands (Deut 6:8 ^b; 11:18 ^c).

• The NLT’s write them deep within your heart reflects the Hebrew idiom write them on the tablet of your heart (see also Prov 3:3 ^d). Only obedience that comes from the heart will last.