Proverbs 4:23
More than any thing which thou watchest, watch thy heart; For from it goeth forth life.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
In Context
22For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh.
24Put away from thee a deceitful mouth, And remove far from thee perverse lips.
Cross References
Psalms 139:23Search me, O God! and know my heart; Try me, and know my thoughts;
Proverbs 4:7Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore gain wisdom, And with all thy gain, gain understanding.
Proverbs 13:3He who keepeth his mouth keepeth his life; But destruction shall be to him who openeth wide his lips.
Proverbs 22:5Thorns and snares are in the way of the deceitful; He that will preserve his life will be far from them.
Proverbs 28:26He who trusteth in his own understanding is a fool; But he who walketh wisely shall be delivered.
Jeremiah 17:9The heart is deceitful above all things; Yea, it is corrupt; who can know it?
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 →