Proverbs 4:23

In 11 translations

BSB

Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.

KJV

¶ Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.with…: Heb. above all keeping

WEB

Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.

ASV

Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life.

LSV

Above every charge keep your heart, || For out of it [are] the outgoings of life.

YLT

Above every charge keep thy heart, For out of it [are] the outgoings of life.

DBY

Keep thy heart more than anything that is guarded; for out of it are the issues of life.

DRC

With all watchfulness keep thy heart, because life issueth out from it.

GNV

Keepe thine heart with all diligence: for thereout commeth life.

JPS

Above all that thou guardest keep thy heart; for out of it are the issues of life.

LXXE

Keep thine heart with the utmost care; for out of these are the issues of life.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

מִֽכָּל־מִ֭שְׁמָר נְצֹ֣ר לִבֶּ֑ךָ כִּֽי־מִ֝מֶּ֗נּוּ תּוֹצְא֥וֹת חַיִּֽים׃

LXX-Br

Πάσῃ φυλακῇ τήρει σὴν καρδίαν, ἐκ γὰρ τούτων ἔξοδοι ζωῆς.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

• Luke 6:45The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.
• Matthew 12:34–35You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks. The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil…
• Mark 7:21–23For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness. All these evils come from within, and…
• Psalms 139:23–24Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns. See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the way everlasting.
• Proverbs 13:3He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
• Jeremiah 17:9The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?
• Matthew 15:19For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.
• Proverbs 23:19Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course.
• Proverbs 28:26He who trusts in himself is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.
• Mark 14:38Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
• James 1:14–15But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.
• Deuteronomy 4:9Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and…
• Hebrews 12:15See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.
• Proverbs 4:7Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.
• Proverbs 3:21My son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment.
• Proverbs 22:5Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.

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