Proverbs 4:25

25 May your eyes look forward and your gaze be straight before you.

Proverbs 4:25 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 4:25

Let thine eyes look right on
To the path of truth and holiness, without turning or looking to the right hand or left, as it is afterwards expressed; to the word of truth, as the rule to walk by; to Christ, the author and finisher of faith, from whom all grace, and the supplies of it, are to be had; and to the mark, for the prize of the high calling of God; and thine eyelids look straight before thee;
to the precepts of the word, to observe them; to the promises of it for encouragement; to the examples of the saints gone before, as motives to excite diligence, and to exercise patience, faith, and hope; to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ for eternal life, and to the blessed hope laid up in heaven.

Proverbs 4:25 In-Context

23 With all vigilance, keep your heart, for from it [comes] the source of life.
24 Remove from yourself {deceitful speech}, and abolish {devious talk} from yourself.
25 May your eyes look forward and your gaze be straight before you.
26 May the path of your foot be balanced and all your ways be sure.
27 Do not swerve right or left; remove your foot from evil.

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