23 Above all else, guard your heart,

for everything you do flows from it.

24 Keep your mouth free of perversity;

keep corrupt talk far from your lips.

25 Let your eyes look straight ahead;

fix your gaze directly before you.

26 Give careful thought to the paths for your feet

and be steadfast in all your ways.

27 Do not turn to the right or the left;

keep your foot from evil.

23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life. 24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee. 25 Let thine eyes look right on, And let thine eyelids look straight before thee. 26 Ponder the path of thy feet, And let all thy ways be established. 27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: Remove thy foot from evil.

23 Guard your heart above all else,

for it determines the course of your life.

24 Avoid all perverse talk;

stay away from corrupt speech.

25 Look straight ahead,

and fix your eyes on what lies before you.

26 Mark out a straight path for your feet;

stay on the safe path.

27 Don’t get sidetracked;

keep your feet from following evil.

23 Keep your heart with all diligence,

For out of it spring the issues of life.

24 Put away from you a deceitful mouth,

And put perverse lips far from you.

25 Let your eyes look straight ahead,

And your eyelids look right before you.

26 Ponder the path of your feet,

And let all your ways be established.

27 Do not turn to the right or the left;

Remove your foot from evil.

23 Be careful what you think,

because your thoughts run your life.

24 Don’t use your mouth to tell lies;

don’t ever say things that are not true.

25 Keep your eyes focused on what is right,

and look straight ahead to what is good.

26 Be careful what you do,

and always do what is right.

27 Don’t turn off the road of goodness;

keep away from evil paths.

23 Keep thy heart with all diligence;

For out of it are the issues of life.

24 Put away from thee a wayward mouth,

And perverse lips put far from thee.

25 Let thine eyes look right on,

And let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

26 Make level the path of thy feet,

And let all thy ways be established.

27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left:

Remove thy foot from evil.

23 Keep thy heart more than anything that is guarded; for out of it are the issues of life. 24 Put away from thee perverseness of mouth, and corrupt lips put far from thee. 25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. 26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be well-ordered. 27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left; remove thy foot from evil.

23 Guard your heart more than anything else, 

because the source of your life flows from it. 

24 Remove dishonesty from your mouth. 

Put deceptive speech far away from your lips. 

25 Let your eyes look straight ahead 

and your sight be focused in front of you. 

26 Carefully walk a straight path, 

and all your ways will be secure. 

27 Do not lean to the right or to the left. 

Walk away from evil. 

23 Guard your heart above all else,

for it is the source of life.

24 Don’t let your mouth speak dishonestly,

and don’t let your lips talk deviously.

25 Let your eyes look forward;

fix your gaze straight ahead.

26 Carefully consider the path for your feet,

and all your ways will be established.

27 Don’t turn to the right or to the left;

keep your feet away from evil.

23 Keep your heart with all vigilance,

for from it flow the springs of life.

24 Put away from you crooked speech,

and put devious talk far from you.

25 Let your eyes look directly forward,

and your gaze be straight before you.

26 Keep straight the path of your feet,

and all your ways will be sure.

27 Do not swerve to the right or to the left;

turn your foot away from evil.

23 With all vigilance, keep your heart,

for from it comes the source of life.

24 Remove from yourself deceitful speech,

and abolish devious talk from yourself.

25 May your eyes look forward

and your gaze be straight before you.

26 May the path of your foot be balanced

and all your ways be sure.

27 Do not swerve right or left;

remove your foot from evil.

23 Above everything else, guard your heart.

It is where your life comes from.

24 Don’t speak with twisted words.

Keep evil talk away from your lips.

25 Let your eyes look straight ahead.

Keep looking right in front of you.

26 Make level paths for your feet to walk on.

Only go on ways that are firm.

27 Don’t turn to the right or left.

Keep your feet from the path of evil.

23 Watch over your heart with all diligence,

For from it flow the springs of life.

24 Put away from you a deceitful mouth

And put devious speech far from you.

25 Let your eyes look directly ahead

And let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you.

26 Watch the path of your feet

And all your ways will be established.

27 Do not turn to the right nor to the left;

Turn your foot from evil.