Proverbs 4:25
Keep looking straight ahead toward the events that are before you, and do not turn aside.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
In Context
24Do not say anything that deceives others and never say what is not true.
Cross References
Psalms 119:37Do not allow me to look at things that are worthless, and allow me to continue to live, like you promised that you would do.
Proverbs 21:29Wicked people pretend that they know everything, but righteous people think carefully about what will happen because of what they do.
Proverbs 23:33You [SYN] will think that you are seeing strange/weird things, and you [SYN] will not be able to think clearly or speak clearly.
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 →