ESV Reformation Study Bible – Pr 3:3
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Pr 3:3

3:3 steadfast love and faithfulness. The Hebrew phrase indicates clearly that wisdom is being advanced in a covenantal framework. The instruction (v. 1) is practical teaching for life based on the character of God revealed in His Word.

bind . . . neck. This metaphor indicates that wisdom will beautify one’s life.

write . . . heart. The sense is the same as v. 1. Make them part of you by committing them to memory and then conforming your will to them.