Proverbs 4:23

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Proverbs 4:23

Guard your heart above all else,
for it is the source of life.

Proverbs 4:7

Wisdom is supreme—so get wisdom.
And whatever else you get, get understanding.

Matthew 12:34-35

Brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.

Luke 6:45

A good man produces good out of the good storeroom of his heart. An evil man produces evil out of the evil storeroom, for his mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.

Jeremiah 17:9

The heart is more deceitful than anything else,
and incurable—who can understand it?

Matthew 15:19

For from the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies.

“Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you don’t forget the things your eyes have seen and so that they don’t slip from your mind as long as you live. Teach them to your children and your grandchildren.

Psalm 139:23-24

Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my concerns.

Proverbs 3:21

Maintain your competence and discretion.
My son, don’t lose sight of them.

Proverbs 11:16

A gracious woman gains honor,
but violent men gain only riches.

Proverbs 13:3

The one who guards his mouth protects his life;
the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.

Proverbs 22:5

There are thorns and snares on the path of the crooked;
the one who guards himself stays far from them.

Proverbs 23:19

Listen, my son, and be wise;
keep your mind on the right course.

Proverbs 28:26

The one who trusts in himself is a fool,
but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.

Ecclesiastes 5:13

There is a sickening tragedy I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.

Mark 7:21-23

For from within, out of people’s hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immoralities, thefts, murders,

Mark 14:38

Stay awake and pray so that you won’t enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Hebrews 12:15

Make sure that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no root of bitterness springs up, causing trouble and by it, defiling many.

James 1:14-15

But each person is tempted when he is drawn away and enticed by his own evil desires.

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Summary

Proverbs 4:23

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

Keep

With all diligence

Ecclesiastes 5:13

For

General references

Exodus 35:21

Bible References

Keep

There are thorns and snares on the path of the crooked;
the one who guards himself stays far from them.

Listen, my son, and be wise;
keep your mind on the right course.

The one who trusts in himself is a fool,
but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.

Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my concerns.

The heart is more deceitful than anything else,
and incurable—who can understand it?

Stay awake and pray so that you won’t enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Make sure that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no root of bitterness springs up, causing trouble and by it, defiling many.

With all diligence

Wisdom is supreme—so get wisdom.
And whatever else you get, get understanding.

Maintain your competence and discretion.
My son, don’t lose sight of them.

A gracious woman gains honor,
but violent men gain only riches.

The one who guards his mouth protects his life;
the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.

There is a sickening tragedy I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.

For

A good man produces good things from his storeroom of good, and an evil man produces evil things from his storeroom of evil.

For from the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies.

For from within, out of people’s hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immoralities, thefts, murders,

But each person is tempted when he is drawn away and enticed by his own evil desires.

General references

Everyone whose heart was moved and whose spirit prompted him came and brought an offering to the Lord for the work on the tent of meeting, for all its services, and for the holy garments.