Proverbs 4:23
Above all that must be guarded, keep thou thy heart, for, out of it, are the issues of life.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
In Context
22For, life, they are, to them who find them,—and, to every part of one’s flesh, they bring healing.
24Remove from thee, perverseness of mouth, and, craftiness of lips, put far from thee.
Cross References
Psalms 139:23Search me, O GOD, and observe my heart, Try me, and observe my cares;
Proverbs 4:7The principal thing, is wisdom, acquire thou wisdom, With all thine acquisition, acquire thou understanding.
Proverbs 13:3He that watcheth his mouth, guardeth his soul, He that openeth wide his lips, [it shall be] his ruin.
Proverbs 22:5Thorns and snares, are in the way of the perverse,—he that guardeth his soul, shall be far from them.
Proverbs 28:26He that trusteth his own heart, the same, is a dullard, but, he that walketh wisely, the same, shall be delivered.
Jeremiah 17:9Deceitful is the heart above all things And, dangerously wayward,—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 →