Proverbs 4:21

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

Let them not turn aside from thine eyes, Preserve them in the midst of thy heart.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 3:21 : 21 My son! let them not turn from thine eyes, Keep thou wisdom and thoughtfulness,
  • Prov 2:1 : 1 My son, if thou dost accept my sayings, And my commands dost lay up with thee,
  • Prov 3:3 : 3 Let not kindness and truth forsake thee, Bind them on thy neck, Write them on the tablet of thy heart,
  • Prov 7:1-2 : 1 My son! keep my sayings, And my commands lay up with thee. 2 Keep my commands, and live, And my law as the pupil of thine eye.
  • Ps 40:8 : 8 To do Thy pleasure, my God, I have delighted, And Thy law `is' within my heart.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 3:21-22
    2 verses
    87%

    21My son! let them not turn from thine eyes, Keep thou wisdom and thoughtfulness,

    22And they are life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

  • Prov 4:22-26
    5 verses
    82%

    22For life they `are' to those finding them, And to all their flesh healing.

    23Above every charge keep thy heart, For out of it `are' the outgoings of life.

    24Turn aside from thee a froward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee,

    25Thine eyes do look straightforward, And thine eyelids look straight before thee.

    26Ponder thou the path of thy feet, And all thy ways `are' established.

  • Prov 6:20-22
    3 verses
    81%

    20Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother.

    21Bind them on thy heart continually, Tie them on thy neck.

    22In thy going up and down, it leadeth thee, In thy lying down, it watcheth over thee, And thou hast awaked -- it talketh `with' thee.

  • Prov 4:20
    80%

    20My son, to my words give attention, To my sayings incline thine ear,

  • Prov 3:1-3
    3 verses
    80%

    1My son! my law forget not, And my commands let thy heart keep,

    2For length of days and years, Life and peace they do add to thee.

    3Let not kindness and truth forsake thee, Bind them on thy neck, Write them on the tablet of thy heart,

  • Prov 23:26
    79%

    26Give, my son, thy heart to me, And let thine eyes watch my ways.

  • Prov 4:4-6
    3 verses
    78%

    4And he directeth me, and he saith to me: `Let thy heart retain my words, Keep my commands, and live.

    5Get wisdom, get understanding, Do not forget, nor turn away From the sayings of my mouth.

    6Forsake her not, and she doth preserve thee, Love her, and she doth keep thee.

  • Prov 7:1-3
    3 verses
    78%

    1My son! keep my sayings, And my commands lay up with thee.

    2Keep my commands, and live, And my law as the pupil of thine eye.

    3Bind them on thy fingers, Write them on the tablet of thy heart.

  • Prov 22:18
    77%

    18For they are pleasant when thou dost keep them in thy heart, They are prepared together for thy lips.

  • Deut 4:9
    76%

    9`Only, take heed to thyself, and watch thy soul exceedingly, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they turn aside from thy heart, all days of thy life; and thou hast made them known to thy sons, and to thy sons' sons.

  • Prov 23:19
    75%

    19Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And make happy in the way thy heart,

  • Prov 5:7
    75%

    7And now, ye sons, hearken to me, And turn not from sayings of my mouth.

  • Prov 4:13
    75%

    13Lay hold on instruction, do not desist, Keep her, for she `is' thy life.

  • Deut 11:18
    74%

    18`And ye have placed these my words on your heart, and on your soul, and have bound them for a sign on your hand, and they have been for frontlets between your eyes;

  • Prov 2:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1My son, if thou dost accept my sayings, And my commands dost lay up with thee,

    2To cause thine ear to attend to wisdom, Thou inclinest thy heart to understanding,

  • Prov 7:25
    74%

    25Let not thy heart turn unto her ways, Do not wander in her paths,

  • Prov 6:25
    74%

    25Desire not her beauty in thy heart, And let her not take thee with her eyelids.

  • Prov 1:8-9
    2 verses
    73%

    8Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother,

    9For a graceful wreath `are' they to thy head, And chains to thy neck.

  • Prov 23:12
    73%

    12Bring in to instruction thy heart, And thine ear to sayings of knowledge.

  • Matt 6:21
    73%

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

  • Prov 5:17
    73%

    17Let them be to thee for thyself, And not to strangers with thee.

  • Prov 4:10
    72%

    10Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, And years of life `are' multiplied to thee.

  • Ps 119:37
    72%

    37Remove mine eyes from seeing vanity, In Thy way quicken Thou me.

  • Ps 119:11
    72%

    11In my heart I have hid Thy saying, That I sin not before Thee.

  • Prov 22:6
    72%

    6Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.

  • Prov 4:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding.

    2For good learning I have given to you, My law forsake not.

  • Prov 2:11
    72%

    11Thoughtfulness doth watch over thee, Understanding doth keep thee,

  • Prov 5:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1My son! to my wisdom give attention, To mine understanding incline thine ear,

    2To observe thoughtfulness, And knowledge do thy lips keep.

  • Prov 1:15
    71%

    15My son! go not in the way with them, Withhold thy foot from their path,

  • Deut 6:6
    71%

    6and these words which I am commanding thee to-day have been on thine heart,

  • Prov 8:32
    71%

    32And now, ye sons, hearken to me, Yea, happy are they who keep my ways.

  • Prov 7:5
    71%

    5To preserve thee from a strange woman, From a stranger who hath made smooth her sayings.

  • Prov 6:4
    71%

    4Give not sleep to thine eyes, And slumber to thine eyelids,