Proverbs 4:23
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
King James Version
World English Bible (WEB)
Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life.
What this verse means
Everything flows from the heart, so guarding it is not optional maintenance.
A short prayer
Lord, help me guard my heart today — what I watch, want, and dwell on.
Read in context — Proverbs 4
21Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
22For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
23Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
24Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
25Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
Related verses
“Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.”Romans 8:37
“Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.”Zechariah 4:6
“For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”Hebrews 4:12
“Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:”James 1:19
“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.”Psalms 1:1
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