Proverbs 4:23

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“Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.”

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‘Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it’—the inner life shapes the whole of life.

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“Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.”

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

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

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“Above every charge keep thy heart, For out of it <FI>are<Fi> the outgoings of life.”

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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 4:23 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 4:9Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.
  2. Psalms 139:23Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns.
  3. Proverbs 3:21My son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment.
  4. Proverbs 4:7Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.
  5. Proverbs 11:16A gracious woman attains honor, but ruthless men gain only wealth.
  6. Proverbs 13:3He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
  7. Proverbs 16:17The highway of the upright leads away from evil; he who guards his way protects his life.
  8. Proverbs 22:5Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.
  9. Proverbs 23:19Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course.
  10. Proverbs 28:26He who trusts in himself is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.
  11. Ecclesiastes 5:13There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,
  12. Jeremiah 17:9The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?
  13. Matthew 12:34You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.
  14. Matthew 15:19For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.
  15. Mark 7:21For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,
  16. Mark 14:38Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
  17. Luke 6:45The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.
  18. Hebrews 12:15See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.
  19. James 1:14But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.

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