Bible verses for children
Carry kindness and truth with you.
Proverbs 3:3
Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.
Proverbs 3:3 · World English Bible Classic (WEB)
In simple words
What does this verse mean?
A necklace stays close to you, and writing helps you remember. This verse uses both pictures for kindness and truth. Writing them on the heart means letting them shape who you become, rather than showing kindness only when someone is watching.
Make a small reminder to be truthful and kind. Then practise both when you explain a mistake or welcome someone into a game.
Talk about it
How could kindness and truth guide the same conversation?
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Bible context & readings +
Proverbs 3 opens with teaching about remembering instruction. The neck and heart images describe keeping faithfulness close, both outwardly and inwardly. They are pictures of a lasting habit, not instructions to write on a body.
Full readings at eBible.org · World English Bible Classic. Read with an adult.A simple prayer +
God, help kindness and truth become part of our everyday choices. Amen.
A suggested prayer, written for this guide.
