Proverbs 3:3 (LSB)

Passage

Do not let lovingkindness and truth forsake you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 3:1 My son, do not forget my law, But let your heart guard my commandments;

Proverbs 3:2 For length of days and years of life And peace they will add to you.

Proverbs 3:3 Do not let lovingkindness and truth forsake you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart.

Proverbs 3:4 So you will find favor and good insight In the eyes of God and man.

Proverbs 3:5 Trust in Yahweh with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lovingkindness", "truth", "forsake", "bind", "around", "neck", "write", and "tablet". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lovingkindness" and "truth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "For length of days and years of..." into verse 4's "So you will find favor and good...", so "lovingkindness" and "truth" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "lovingkindness" and "truth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.