Proverbs 4:23

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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

Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse: he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.

Thou, my son, hear and be wise, and direct thy heart in the way.

He that confideth in his own heart is a fool; but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things that thine eyes have seen (and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life; but thou shalt make them known to thy sons and to thy sons' sons),

Search me, O God, and know my heart; prove me, and know my thoughts;

The heart is deceitful above all things, and incurable; who can know it?

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh weak.

watching lest there be any one who lacks the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and many be defiled by it;

With all diligence

The beginning of wisdom is, Get wisdom; and with all thy getting get intelligence.

My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; keep sound wisdom and discretion:

A gracious woman retaineth honour; and the violent retain riches.

He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his soul; destruction shall be to him that openeth wide his lips.

There is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun: riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt;

For

The good man out of the good treasure brings forth good things; and the wicked man out of the wicked treasure brings forth wicked things.

For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witnessings, blasphemies;

For from within, out of the heart of men, go forth evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

But every one is tempted, drawn away, and enticed by his own lust;

General references

And they came, every one whose heart moved him, and every one whose spirit prompted him; they brought Jehovah's heave-offering for the work of the tent of meeting, and for all its service, and for the holy garments.