23Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.


In Context

20 My son, pay attention to what I say; listen closely 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 a man's whole body.

23 Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.

24 Put away perversity from your mouth; keep corrupt talk far from your lips.

25 Let your eyes look straight ahead, fix your gaze directly before you.

Proverbs 4:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:23Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it [are] the issues of life.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:23With all watchfulness keep thy heart, because life issueth out from it.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:23Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:23Keep thy heart more than anything that is guarded; for out of it are the issues of life.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:23Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:23Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:23Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:23Above every charge keep thy heart, For out of it are the outgoings of life.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:23Keep your heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.