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Proverbs 3:3

Proverbs 3:3
Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:

Keep kindness and truth together, close as a necklace and written on your heart.

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Proverbs 3:3 in context

1My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: 2For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. 3Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: 4So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. 5Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Short sayings of practical wisdom for everyday life, many attributed to Solomon.

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1 Peter 3:8
Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:

A short list for living together: one mind, compassion, love, a tender heart and courtesy.

Matthew 25:40
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

Every kindness to someone overlooked, Jesus says, is done to Him.

Hebrews 13:2
Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

Do not forget to welcome strangers; some have welcomed angels without knowing it.

Titus 3:4-5
But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

God’s kindness came first and saved us by mercy, not by anything we had done.