Proverbs 4:25
Thine eyes see rightful things; and thine eyelids go before thy steps.
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 119:37Turn thou away mine eyes, that they see not vanity; quicken thou me in thy way. (Turn thou away my eyes from the empty, and the worthless; grant thou me life in thy way.)
Proverbs 21:29A wicked man maketh firm his cheer unshamefastly; but he that is rightful, amendeth his way. (A wicked person unashamedly maketh firm his face, or is stubborn; but he who is upright, mendeth his way.)
Proverbs 23:33Thine eyes shall see strange, ( or unknown), women, and thy heart shall speak wayward things.
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 →