Proverbs 4:21
Let them not depart from thine eyes, but keepe them in the middes of thine heart.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
In Context
20My sonne, hearken vnto my wordes, incline thine eare vnto my sayings.
22For they are life vnto those that find them, and health vnto all their flesh.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:9But take heede to thy selfe, and keepe thy soule diligently, that thou forget not the thinges which thine eyes haue seene, and that they depart not out of thine heart, all the dayes of thy life: but teach them thy sonnes, and thy sonnes sonnes:
Proverbs 2:1My sonne, if thou wilt receiue my wordes, and hide my commandements within thee,
Proverbs 3:3Let not mercie and trueth forsake thee: binde them on thy necke, and write them vpon the table of thine heart.
Proverbs 6:21Binde them alway vpon thine heart, and tye them about thy necke.
Proverbs 7:3Binde them vpon thy fingers, and write them vpon 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 →