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 crooked; whoever guards his soul will keep far from them.

Hear, my son, and be wise, and direct your heart in the way.

Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.

"Only take care, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things that your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. Make them known to your children and your children's children--

Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts!

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?

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

See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no "root of bitterness" springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;

With all diligence

The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight.

My son, do not lose sight of these-- keep sound wisdom and discretion,

A gracious woman gets honor, and violent men get riches.

Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

There is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owner to his hurt,

For

The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil.

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander.

For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,

But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire.

General references

And they came, everyone whose heart stirred him, and everyone whose spirit moved him, and brought the LORD's contribution to be used for the tent of meeting, and for all its service, and for the holy garments.