Proverbs 4:23–24
Proverbs 4:23–24 — The New International Version (NIV)
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.
Proverbs 4:23–24 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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.
Proverbs 4:23–24 — New Living Translation (NLT)
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.
Proverbs 4:23–24 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
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.
Proverbs 4:23–24 — New Century Version (NCV)
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.
Proverbs 4:23–24 — American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Proverbs 4:23–24 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
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.
Proverbs 4:23–24 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
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.
Proverbs 4:23–24 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
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.
Proverbs 4:23–24 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
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.
Proverbs 4:23–24 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
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.
Proverbs 4:23–24 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
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.
Proverbs 4:23–24 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
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.