John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 3:3
Pro 3:3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: Ver. 3. Let not mercy and truth forsake thee, ] That is, True mercy; not that which is natural or moral only, but that which is right, both quoad fontem, and quoad finem. They that do otherwise, as heathens and hypocrites, lay up their treasure in the eyes and ears of men, which is a chest that hath neither lock nor key to keep it. Bind them. ] That is, My commandments. He seems... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 3:3
Proverbs 3:3Let not mercy and truth forsake thee.Mercy and truthAs the wings of the cherubim touched one another in the midst of the house, so Mercy and Truth are such a pair as will either lodge together or leave together. There was such a similitude of nature between the Twins of Love, eros and anteros, that at once they wept, and at once they smiled, they fell sick together, and they recovered jointly. Such are the Twins of Grace, Truth, and Mercy; she that would have them out in twain and... read more