Proverbs 4:23

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

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

— WEB

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

— KJV

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

— ASV

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Luke 6:45 "The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart …"
Matthew 12:34-35 "You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks."
Mark 7:21-23 "For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts,"
Psalms 139:23-24 "Search me, God, and know my heart. Try me, and know my thoughts."
Proverbs 13:3 "He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin."
Jeremiah 17:9 "The heart is deceitful above all things and it is exceedingly corrupt. Who can know it?"
Matthew 15:19 "For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies."
Proverbs 23:19 "Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path!"

Commentary

with all diligence--or, "above," or "more than all," custody (compare Margin), all that is kept (compare Eze 38:7), because the heart is the depository of all wisdom and the source of whatever affects life and character (Mat 12:35; Mat 15:19).

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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