Proverbs 4:23
“¶ Keepe thy heart with all diligence: for out of it are the issues of life.”
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Proverbs 4:23 Context
21Let them not depart from thine eyes: keepe them in the midst of thine heart. 22For they are life vnto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. 23¶ Keepe thy heart with all diligence: for out of it are the issues of life. 24Put away from thee a froward mouth, and peruerse lips put farre from thee. 25Let thine eyes looke right on, and let thine eye lids looke straight before thee.
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Other Translations for Proverbs 4:23
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it [are] the issues of life.
- King James Version
Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it {flow} the springs of life.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And keep watch over your heart with all care; so you will have life.
- Basic English Bible
Keep thy heart more than anything that is guarded; for out of it are the issues of life.
- Darby Bible
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
- Webster's Bible
Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.
- World English Bible
Above every charge keep thy heart, For out of it [are] the outgoings of life.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Above all that thou guardest keep thy heart; for out of it are the issues of life.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Commentary for Proverbs 4:23
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Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 4:23
4:23 Heart - Thy thoughts, will, and affections. For - From thence proceed all the actions, as of the natural, so of the spiritual life, which lead to eternal life.