Proverbs 4:23

23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.

Proverbs 4:23 in Other Translations

KJV
23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
ESV
23 Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.
NLT
23 Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.
MSG
23 Keep vigilant watch over your heart; that's where life starts.
CSB
23 Guard your heart above all else, for it is the source of life.

Proverbs 4:23 In-Context

21 Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart;
22 for they are life to those who find them and health to one’s whole body.
23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.
24 Keep your mouth free of perversity; keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
25 Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you.

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Cross References 2

  • 1. S 2 Kings 10:31
  • 2. Proverbs 10:11; Matthew 12:34; Luke 6:45
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