Proverbs 4:22
For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
In Context
21Let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep them in the midst of thy heart!
23More than any thing which thou watchest, watch thy heart; For from it goeth forth life.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:8It shall be health to thy muscles, And moisture to thy bones.
Proverbs 4:10Hear, O my son! and receive my sayings! So shall the years of thy life be many.
Jeremiah 33:6Behold, I will bind up her wounds, and heal them, And I will reveal to them abundance of peace and stability.
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 →