Proverbs 4:21
Let them not depart from thy eyes, keep them in the midst of thy heart:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
In Context
20My son, hearken to my words, and incline thy ear to my sayings.
22For they are life to those that find them, and health to all flesh.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:9Keep thyself therefore, and thy soul carefully. Forget not the words that thy eyes have seen, and let them not go out of thy heart all the days of thy life. Thou shalt teach them to thy sons and to thy grandsons,
Proverbs 2:1My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and wilt hide my commandments with thee,
Proverbs 3:3Let not mercy and truth leave thee, put them about thy neck, and write them in the tables of thy heart:
Proverbs 6:21Bind them in thy heart continually, and put them about thy neck.
Proverbs 7:3Bind it upon thy fingers, write it upon the tables of thy heart.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 4:21-27
Parental Instructions. 20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. 21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. 22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. 23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. 24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. 25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. 26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and… Read the whole commentary →