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 -- snares are in the way of the perverse, Whoso is keeping his soul is far from them.

Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And make happy in the way thy heart,

Whoso is trusting in his heart is a fool, And whoso is walking in wisdom is delivered.

'Only, take heed to thyself, and watch thy soul exceedingly, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they turn aside from thy heart, all days of thy life; and thou hast made them known to thy sons, and to thy sons' sons.

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

Crooked is the heart above all things, And it is incurable -- who doth know it?

Watch ye and pray, that ye may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.'

looking diligently over lest any one be failing of the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness springing up may give trouble, and through this many may be defiled;

With all diligence

The first thing is wisdom -- get wisdom, And with all thy getting get understanding.

My son! let them not turn from thine eyes, Keep thou wisdom and thoughtfulness,

A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible men retain riches.

Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips -- ruin to him!

There is a painful evil I have seen under the sun: wealth kept for its possessor, for his evil.

For

The good man out of the good treasure of the heart doth put forth the good things, and the evil man out of the evil treasure doth put forth evil things.

for out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, whoredoms, thefts, false witnessings, evil speakings:

for from within, out of the heart of men, the evil reasonings do come forth, adulteries, whoredoms, murders,

and each one is tempted, by his own desires being led away and enticed,

General references

and they come in -- every man whom his heart hath lifted up, and every one whom his spirit hath made willing -- they have brought in the heave-offering of Jehovah for the work of the tent of meeting, and for all its service, and for the holy garments.