Proverbs 4:21

21 Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart;

Proverbs 4:21 in Other Translations

KJV
21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
ESV
21 Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart.
NLT
21 Don’t lose sight of them. Let them penetrate deep into your heart,
MSG
21 Keep my message in plain view at all times. Concentrate! Learn it by heart!
CSB
21 Don't lose sight of them; keep them within your heart.

Proverbs 4:21 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 4:21

Let them not depart from thine eyes
Commit them to writing, frequently read them over; let them be always in sight, as a rule and directory to steer the course of life by. Some understand this of the wicked, as if the sense was, let not them, the wicked, cause them to depart from thine eyes; nor thee to neglect them, by their bad advice, solicitations to sin, and ill examples; (See Gill on Proverbs 3:21); keep them in the midst of thine heart;
lay them up there, and ponder them; often meditate upon them, and do not forget them; show the most affectionate regard unto them, and look upon them as a most inestimable treasure, for which no place is so fit a repository as the heart.

Proverbs 4:21 In-Context

19 But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.
20 My son, pay attention to what I say; turn your ear to my words.
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.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Proverbs 3:21; Proverbs 7:1-2
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