Proverbs 4:23 KJV — MannaFest

Proverbs 4:23

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

KJV

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WEB

Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.

DBT

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

ASV

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

YLT

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

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Proverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.

Author: Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
Date: Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.

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Cross-references

41 verses on the floor

Luke 6:45
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
Matthew 12:34–35
O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Mark 7:21–23
For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
Psalms 139:23–24
Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
Proverbs 13:3
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

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7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. 8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her. 9 She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

A good reason given for this care, because out of it are the issues of life. Out of a heart well kept will flow living issues, good products, to the glory of God and the edification of others. Or, in general, all the actions of the life flow from the heart, and therefore keeping that is making the tree good and healing the springs.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

with all diligence--or, "above," or "more than all," custody (compare Margin), all that is kept (compare Eze 38:7), because the heart is the depository of all wisdom and the source of whatever affects life and character (Mt 12:35;

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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