The Meaning of Proverbs 6:21 Explained

Proverbs 6:21

KJV: Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.

YLT: Bind them on thy heart continually, Tie them on thy neck.

Darby: bind them continually upon thy heart, tie them about thy neck:

ASV: Bind them continually upon thy heart; Tie them about thy neck.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Bind  them continually  upon thine heart,  [and] tie  them about thy neck. 

What does Proverbs 6:21 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 6

1  against indebtedness
6  idleness
12  and mischievousness
16  seven things detestable to God
20  the blessings of obedience
25  the mischief of unfaithfulness

What do the individual words in Proverbs 6:21 mean?

Bind them upon your heart continually Tie them around your neck
קָשְׁרֵ֣ם עַל־ לִבְּךָ֣ תָמִ֑יד עָ֝נְדֵ֗ם עַל־ גַּרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ

קָשְׁרֵ֣ם  Bind  them 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular, third person masculine plural
Root: קָשַׁר  
Sense: to bind, tie, bind together, league together, conspire.
עַל־  upon 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
לִבְּךָ֣  your  heart 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: לֵב 
Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding.
תָמִ֑יד  continually 
Parse: Adverb
Root: תָּמִיד  
Sense: continuity, perpetuity, to stretch.
עָ֝נְדֵ֗ם  Tie  them 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular, third person masculine plural
Root: עָנַד  
Sense: to bind, tie up, bind around or upon.
עַל־  around 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
גַּרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ  your  neck 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: גַּרְגְּרֹות  
Sense: neck (always fig.