Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

Above all that must be guarded, keep thou thy heart, for, out of it, are the issues of life.

New American Standard Bible

Watch over your heart with all diligence,
For from it flow the springs of life.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

Above everything else guard your heart, because from it flow the springs of life.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


Watch over your heart with all diligence,
For from it flow the springs of life.

Bible in Basic English

And keep watch over your heart with all care; so you will have life.

Darby Translation

Keep thy heart more than anything that is guarded; for out of it are the issues of life.

Julia Smith Translation

Guard thy heart with all watching, for from it the goings forth of life.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

With all vigilance, keep your heart, for from it [comes] the source of life.

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Keep thine heart with all diligence, for thereupon hangeth life.

NET Bible

Guard your heart with all vigilance, for from it are the sources of life.

New Heart English Bible

Guard your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.

Webster

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

World English Bible

Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.

Youngs Literal Translation

Above every charge keep thy heart, For out of it are the outgoings of life.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
with all diligence
משׁמר 
Mishmar 
Usage: 22

for out of it are the issues
תּצאה תּוצאה 
Towtsa'ah 
Usage: 23

Devotionals

Devotionals about Proverbs 4:23

References

Hastings

Images Proverbs 4:23

Prayers for Proverbs 4:23

Context Readings

Staying The Course

22 For, life, they are, to them who find them, - and, to every part of one's flesh, they bring healing. 23 Above all that must be guarded, keep thou thy heart, for, out of it, are the issues of life. 24 Remove from thee, perverseness of mouth, and, craftiness of lips, put far from thee.

Cross References

Proverbs 4:7

The principal thing, is wisdom, acquire thou wisdom, With all thine acquisition, acquire thou understanding.

Matthew 12:34-35

Broods of vipers! How can ye speak, good things, being, evil? For, out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh.

Luke 6:45

The good man, out of the good treasure of the heart, bringeth forth that which is good; and, the wicked man, out of the wicked heart, bringeth forth that which is wicked; for, out of an overflowing of heart, speaketh, his mouth.

Jeremiah 17:9

Deceitful is the heart above all things And, dangerously wayward, - Who can know it?

Matthew 15:19

For, out of the heart, come forth wicked designs, - murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, profane speakings:

Deuteronomy 4:9

Only take thou heed to thyself and keep thy soul diligently, so that thou forget not the things which thine own eyes have seen, and so that they go not out of thy heart, all the days of thy life, - but thou shalt make them known unto thy sons and unto thy son's sons: -

Psalm 139:23-24

Search me, O GOD, and observe my heart, Try me, and observe my cares;

Proverbs 3:21

My son, let them not depart from thine eyes, guard thou counsel, and purpose:

Proverbs 11:16

A gracious wife, obtaineth honour, but, the diligent, shall obtain wealth.

Proverbs 13:3

He that watcheth his mouth, guardeth his soul, He that openeth wide his lips, it shall be his ruin.

Proverbs 22:5

Thorns and snares, are in the way of the perverse, - he that guardeth his soul, shall be far from them.

Proverbs 23:19

Hear, thou, my son, and be wise, and lead forward, in duty, thy heart.

Proverbs 28:26

He that trusteth his own heart, the same, is a dullard, but, he that walketh wisely, the same, shall be delivered.

Ecclesiastes 5:13

Here was an incurable evil, I had seen under the sun, riches kept by the owner thereof, to his hurt;

Mark 7:21-23

For, from within, out of the heart of men, the base designs, come forth, - fornications, thefts,

Mark 14:38

Be watching and praying, that ye enter not into temptation: the, spirit, indeed, is willing, but, the flesh, weak.

Hebrews 12:15

Using oversight - lest any one be falling behind from the favour of God, - lest any root of bitterness, springing up above, be causing trouble, and, through it, the many, be defiled:

James 1:14-15

But, each one, is tempted, when, by his own coveting, he is drawn out and enticed,

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