Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Guard your heart with all vigilance, for from it are the sources of life.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
Holman Bible
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.
New Heart English Bible
Guard your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.
The Emphasized Bible
Above all that must be guarded, keep thou thy heart, for, out of it, are the issues 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.
Themes
Christian conduct » Keep thyself, special exhortations to
Diligence » Required by God in » Keeping the heart
Heart » Centre of life » Hence should be carefully guarded
The Heart » Should be » Kept with diligence
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 4:23
Prayers for Proverbs 4:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Staying The Course
22 for they are life to those who find them and healing to one's entire body. 23 Guard your heart with all vigilance, for from it are the sources of life. 24 Remove perverse speech from your mouth; keep devious talk far from your lips.
Cross References
Proverbs 4:7
Wisdom is supreme -- so acquire wisdom, and whatever you acquire, acquire understanding!
Matthew 12:34-35
Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say anything good, since you are evil? For the mouth speaks from what fills the heart.
Luke 6:45
The good person out of the good treasury of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasury produces evil, for his mouth speaks from what fills his heart.
Jeremiah 17:9
The human mind is more deceitful than anything else. It is incurably bad. Who can understand it?
Matthew 15:19
For out of the heart come evil ideas, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.
Deuteronomy 4:9
Again, however, pay very careful attention, lest you forget the things you have seen and disregard them for the rest of your life; instead teach them to your children and grandchildren.
Psalm 139:23-24
Examine me, and probe my thoughts! Test me, and know my concerns!
Proverbs 3:21
My child, do not let them escape from your sight; safeguard sound wisdom and discretion.
Proverbs 11:16
A generous woman gains honor, and ruthless men seize wealth.
Proverbs 13:3
The one who guards his words guards his life, but whoever is talkative will come to ruin.
Proverbs 22:5
Thorns and snares are in the path of the perverse, but the one who guards himself keeps far from them.
Proverbs 23:19
Listen, my child, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right way.
Proverbs 28:26
The one who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but the one who walks in wisdom will escape.
Ecclesiastes 5:13
Here is a misfortune on earth that I have seen: Wealth hoarded by its owner to his own misery.
Mark 7:21-23
For from within, out of the human heart, come evil ideas, sexual immorality, theft, murder,
Mark 14:38
Stay awake and pray that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."
Hebrews 12:15
See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God, that no one be like a bitter root springing up and causing trouble, and through him many become defiled.
James 1:14-15
But each one is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desires.