Proverbs 4:23

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 6:45 : 45 The good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and the evil [man] out of the evil [treasure] bringeth forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
  • Matt 12:34-35 : 34 Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. 35 The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things: and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
  • Mark 7:21-23 : 21 For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, 22 covetings, wickednesses, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, railing, pride, foolishness: 23 all these evil things proceed from within, and defile the man.
  • Ps 139:23-24 : 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: Try me, and know my thoughts; 24 And see if there be any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.
  • Jer 17:9 : 9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?
  • Prov 13:3 : 3 He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; [But] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
  • Matt 15:19 : 19 For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings:
  • Prov 23:19 : 19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And guide thy heart in the way.
  • Prov 28:26 : 26 He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool; But whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
  • Jas 1:14-15 : 14 but each man is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed. 15 Then the lust, when it hath conceived, beareth sin: and the sin, when it is fullgrown, bringeth forth death.
  • Mark 14:38 : 38 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
  • Deut 4:9 : 9 Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes saw, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life; but make them known unto thy children and thy children's children;
  • Prov 4:7 : 7 Wisdom [is] the principal thing; [Therefore] get wisdom; Yea, with all thy getting get understanding.
  • Prov 3:21 : 21 My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep sound wisdom and discretion:
  • Heb 12:15 : 15 looking carefully lest [there be] any man that falleth short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble [you], and thereby the many be defiled;
  • Prov 22:5 : 5 Thorns [and] snares are in the way of the perverse: He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.
  • Prov 11:16 : 16 A gracious woman obtaineth honor; And violent men obtain riches.
  • Eccl 5:13 : 13 There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, [namely], riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt:

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    20My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear unto my sayings.

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  • Prov 4:24-26
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    24Put away from thee a wayward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee.

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    13Take fast hold of instruction; Let her not go: Keep her; For she is thy life.

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    21for where thy treasure is, there will thy heart be also.

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    26My son, give me thy heart; And let thine eyes delight in my ways.

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    19Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And guide thy heart in the way.

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    23Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from troubles.

  • Jer 17:9
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    9The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?

  • Prov 3:21-22
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    21My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep sound wisdom and discretion:

    22So shall they be life unto thy soul, And grace to thy neck.

  • Prov 22:18
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    18For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee, If they be established together upon thy lips.

  • Luke 12:34
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    34For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

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    23The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips.

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    11Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee:

  • Prov 7:3
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    3Bind them upon thy fingers; Write them upon the tablet of thy heart.

  • Prov 13:3
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    3He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; [But] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

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    21Bind them continually upon thy heart; Tie them about thy neck.

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    30A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; But envy is the rottenness of the bones.

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    13Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile.

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    1My son, forget not my law; But let thy heart keep my commandments:

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    3Let not kindness and truth forsake thee: Bind them about thy neck; Write them upon the tablet of thy heart:

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    25Let not thy heart decline to her ways; Go not astray in her paths.

  • Prov 7:1
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    1My son, keep my words, And lay up my commandments with thee.

  • Prov 3:8
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    8It will be health to thy navel, And marrow to thy bones.

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    4A gentle tongue is a tree of life; But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.

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    18But the things which proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the heart; and they defile the man.

    19For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings:

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    45The good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and the evil [man] out of the evil [treasure] bringeth forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

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    12Apply thy heart unto instruction, And thine ears to the words of knowledge.

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    3Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; Keep the door of my lips.

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    2That thou mayest preserve discretion, And that thy lips may keep knowledge.

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    4As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the violent.

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    5Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:

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    24To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the foreigner's tongue.

  • Prov 18:21
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    21Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

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    7For as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.

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    17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

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    16Yea, my heart will rejoice, When thy lips speak right things.

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    5Thorns [and] snares are in the way of the perverse: He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.

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    1The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.

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    8He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.