Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Let them not go from your eyes; keep them deep in your heart.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
Holman Bible
keep them within your heart.
International Standard Version
Do not let them out of your sight; keep them within your heart.
A Conservative Version
Let them not depart from thine eyes. Keep them in the midst of thy heart.
American Standard Version
Let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep them in the midst of thy heart.
Amplified
Do not let them escape from your sight;
Keep them in the center of your heart.
Darby Translation
Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thy heart.
Julia Smith Translation
They shall not turn aside from thine eyes; watch them in the midst of thy heart
King James 2000
Let them not depart from your eyes; keep them in the midst of your heart.
Lexham Expanded Bible
May they not escape from your {sight}; keep them in [the] midst of your heart.
Modern King James verseion
Let them not depart from your eyes; keep them in the midst of your heart.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Let them not depart from thine eyes, keep them even in the midst of thine heart.
NET Bible
Do not let them depart from your sight, guard them within your heart;
New Heart English Bible
Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the midst of your heart.
The Emphasized Bible
Let them not depart from thine eyes, keep them in the midst of thy heart;
Webster
Let them not depart from thy eyes; keep them in the midst of thy heart.
World English Bible
Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the midst of your heart.
Youngs Literal Translation
Let them not turn aside from thine eyes, Preserve them in the midst of thy heart.
Interlinear
`ayin
Shamar
References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 4:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Staying The Course
20 My son, give attention to my words; let your ear be turned to my sayings. 21 Let them not go from your eyes; keep them deep in your heart. 22 For they are life to him who gets them, and strength to all his flesh.
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 3:21
My son, keep good sense, and do not let wise purpose go from your eyes.
Proverbs 2:1
My son, if you will take my words to your heart, storing up my laws in your mind;
Psalm 40:8
My delight is to do your pleasure, O my God; truly, your law is in my heart.
Proverbs 3:3
Let not mercy and good faith go from you; let them be hanging round your neck, recorded on your heart;
Proverbs 7:1-2
My son, keep my sayings, and let my rules be stored up with you.