Proverbs 4:21
that thy fountains may not fail thee; keep them in thine heart.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
In Context
20My son, attend to my speech; and apply thine ear to my words:
22For they are life to those that find them, and + 4:22 Or, healing.health to all their flesh.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:9Take heed to thyself, and keep thy + 4:9 Gr. soul.heart diligently: forget not any of the things, which thine eyes have seen, and let them not depart from thine heart all the days of thy life; and thou shalt teach thy sons and thy sons' sons,
Proverbs 2:1My son, if thou wilt receive the utterance of my commandment, and hide it with thee;
Proverbs 3:3Let not mercy and truth forsake thee; but bind them about thy neck:
Proverbs 6:21but bind them upon thy soul continually, and hang them as a chain about thy neck.
Proverbs 7:3And bind them on thy fingers, and write them on the table of thine 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 →