Proverbs 4:23

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Kepe thyne heart with all diligence, for out of it issueth lyfe.

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  • Luke 6:45 : 45 A good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, bringeth foorth that which is good: And an euyll man, out of the euyll treasure of his heart, bryngeth foorth that which is euyll. For of the aboundaunce of the heart, his mouth speaketh.
  • Matt 12:34-35 : 34 O generation of vipers, howe can ye speake good thynges, when ye your selues are euyll? For out of the aboundauce of the heart, the mouth speaketh. 35 A good man, out of the good treasure of the heart, bryngeth foorth good thynges: And an euyll man, out of euyll treasure, bryngeth foorth euyll thynges.
  • Mark 7:21-23 : 21 For from within, euen out of the heart of men, proceade euyll thoughtes, adulterie, fornication, murther, 22 Theft, couetousnes, wickednes, deceit, wantonnes, a wicked eye, blasphemies, pride, foolyshnes. 23 All these euyll thynges come fro within, and defyle a man.
  • Ps 139:23-24 : 23 Searche me to the quicke O Lorde, and knowe thou myne heart: proue me and knowe thou my thoughtes. 24 And loke well yf there be any way of peruersnesse in me: and then leade me in the way of the worlde.
  • Jer 17:9 : 9 Among all thynges, man hath the most deceiptfull and stubburne heart: Who shall then knowe it?
  • Prov 13:3 : 3 He that kepeth his mouth, kepeth his lyfe: but who so rashlye openeth his lippes, destroyeth hym selfe.
  • Matt 15:19 : 19 For out of the heart, proceade euyll thoughtes, murders, adulteries, whordomes, theftes, false witnesse, blasphemyes.
  • Prov 23:19 : 19 My sonne geue eare and be wyse, and set straight thyne heart in the way of the Lorde.
  • Prov 28:26 : 26 He that trusteth in his owne heart is a foole: but he that dealeth wisely shalbe safe.
  • Jas 1:14-15 : 14 But euery man is tempted, when he is drawen away, & entised of his owne concupiscence. 15 Then, when lust hath conceaued, it bryngeth foorth sinne: and sinne when it is finished, bryngeth foorth death.
  • Mark 14:38 : 38 Watche ye, and pray, lest ye enter into temptation: the spirite truely is redy, but the fleshe is weake.
  • Deut 4:9 : 9 Take heede to thy selfe therefore, and kepe thy soule diligently, that thou forget not the thynges which thyne eyes haue seene, and that they depart not out of thy heart all the dayes of thy life: but teache them thy sonnes, & thy sonnes sonnes.
  • Prov 4:7 : 7 The chiefe poynt of wysdome, is to possesse wysdome: and before all thy goodes to get thee vnderstanding.
  • Prov 3:21 : 21 My sonne, let not these thinges depart from thyne eyes, but kepe wysdome and vnderstanding:
  • Heb 12:15 : 15 Takyng heede that no man fall away from the grace of God, lest any roote of bitternesse spryngyng vp, trouble you, and therby many be defyled.
  • Prov 22:5 : 5 Thornes and snares are in the way of the frowarde: but he that doth kepe his soule, wyll flee farre from them.
  • Prov 11:16 : 16 A gratious woman getteth honour: but the strong men attayne riches.
  • Eccl 5:13 : 13 Yet is there a sore plague which I haue seene vnder the sunne namely riches kept to the hurt of him that hath them in possession:

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  • Prov 4:20-22
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    20 My sonne marke my wordes, and encline thyne eare vnto my sayinges:

    21 Let them not depart from thine eyes, but kepe them euen in the middest of thyne heart:

    22 For they are life vnto those that finde them, and health vnto all their bodyes.

  • Prov 4:24-26
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    24 Put away from thee a frowarde mouth, and let the lippes of slaunder be farre from thee.

    25 Let thyne eyes beholde that thyng that is right, and let thyne eye liddes loke straight before thee.

    26 Ponder the path of thy feete, and let all thy wayes be ordred aright.

  • Prov 4:4-7
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    4 He taught me also and sayde vnto me, let thyne heart receaue my wordes, kepe my commaundementes and thou shalt liue.

    5 Get thee wysdome, and get thee vnderstanding: forget not the wordes of my mouth, and shrinke not from them.

    6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserue thee, loue her, and she shall kepe thee.

    7 The chiefe poynt of wysdome, is to possesse wysdome: and before all thy goodes to get thee vnderstanding.

  • 13 Take fast holde of doctrine, and let her not go: kepe her, for she is thy life.

  • 21 For, where your treasure is, there wyll your heart be also.

  • 26 My sonne geue me thyne heart, and let thyne eyes haue pleasure in my wayes:

  • 19 My sonne geue eare and be wyse, and set straight thyne heart in the way of the Lorde.

  • 23 Who so kepeth his mouth and his tongue, the same kepeth his soule from troubles.

  • 9 Among all thynges, man hath the most deceiptfull and stubburne heart: Who shall then knowe it?

  • Prov 3:21-22
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    21 My sonne, let not these thinges depart from thyne eyes, but kepe wysdome and vnderstanding:

    22 So they shall be lyfe vnto thy soule, and grace vnto thy mouth.

  • 18 For it is a pleasaunt thing if thou kepe them in thyne heart, and order them in thy lippes:

  • 34 For where your treasure is, there wyl your hearte be also.

  • 23 A wyse heart ordereth his mouth wisely, and ministreth learnyng vnto his lippes.

  • 11 Then shall counsayle preserue thee, and vnderstandyng shall kepe thee,

  • 3 Binde them vpon thy fingers, and wryte them in the table of thyne heart.

  • 3 He that kepeth his mouth, kepeth his lyfe: but who so rashlye openeth his lippes, destroyeth hym selfe.

  • 21 Tye them continually in thyne heart, and bynde them about thy necke.

  • 30 A mery heart is the lyfe of the body: but enuie consumeth away the bones.

  • 13 Kepe thy tongue from euill: and thy lippes that they speake no guyle.

  • 1 My sonne, forget not thou my lawe, but see that thine heart kepe my commaundementes:

  • 3 Let mercie and faithfulnesse neuer go from thee: binde them about thy necke, and write them in the tables of thyne heart:

  • 25 Let not thyne heart wander in her wayes, and be not thou deceaued in her pathes.

  • 1 My sonne kepe my words, and lay vp my commaundements by thee.

  • 8 So shall thy nauell be whole, and thy bones strong.

  • 4 A wholsome tongue is a tree of lyfe: but the frowardnesse therof doth make sad the spirite.

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    18 But those thynges which proceade out of the mouth, come foorth from the heart, and they defyle the man.

    19 For out of the heart, proceade euyll thoughtes, murders, adulteries, whordomes, theftes, false witnesse, blasphemyes.

  • 45 A good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, bringeth foorth that which is good: And an euyll man, out of the euyll treasure of his heart, bryngeth foorth that which is euyll. For of the aboundaunce of the heart, his mouth speaketh.

  • 12 Applye thyne heart vnto correction, and thyne eare to the wordes of knowledge.

  • 23 Be thou diligent to knowe the state of thy cattell thy selfe, and loke well to thy flockes.

  • 3 Set a watch O God before my mouth: and kepe the doore of my lippes.

  • 2 That thou mayest regarde good counsell, and that thy lippes may kepe knowledge.

  • 4 As touchyng other mens workes: through the wordes of thy lyppes I haue kept me from the way of the violent.

  • 5 Put thy trust in God with all thine heart: & leane not vnto thine owne wit:

  • 24 That they may kepe thee from the euyll woman, and from the flattering tongue of the straunge woman.

  • 21 Death and life are in the instrument of the tongue, and they that loue it, shall eate the fruite thereof.

  • 7 For as though he thought it in his heart, he saith, eate and drinke: where as his heart is not with thee.

  • 17 The path of the ryghteous is to eschewe euyll, and who so loketh well to his wayes, kepeth his owne soule.

  • 16 Yea my raynes shalbe very glad, if thy lippes speake the thing that is right.

  • 5 Thornes and snares are in the way of the frowarde: but he that doth kepe his soule, wyll flee farre from them.

  • 1 A man may wel purpose a thyng in his heart: but the aunswere of the tongue commeth of the Lorde.

  • 8 He that is wise loueth his owne soule, and kepeth vnderstanding, that he may prosper.