Proverbs 4:19–25

19 But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness;

they do not know what makes them stumble.

20 My son, pay attention to what I say;

turn your ear 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 one’s whole body.

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.

19 The way of the wicked is as darkness:

They know not at what they stumble.

20 My son, attend to my words;

Incline thine ear unto my sayings.

21 Let them not depart from thine eyes;

Keep them in the midst of thine heart.

22 For they are life unto those that find them,

And health to all their flesh.

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.

19 But the way of the wicked is like total darkness.

They have no idea what they are stumbling over.

20 My child, pay attention to what I say.

Listen carefully to my words.

21 Don’t lose sight of them.

Let them penetrate deep into your heart,

22 for they bring life to those who find them,

and healing to their whole body.

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.

19 The way of the wicked is like darkness;

They do not know what makes them stumble.

20 My son, give attention to my words;

Incline your ear to my sayings.

21 Do not let them depart from your eyes;

Keep them in the midst of your heart;

22 For they are life to those who find them,

And health to all their flesh.

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.

19 But the wicked walk around in the dark;

they can’t even see what makes them stumble.

20 My child, pay attention to my words;

listen closely to what I say.

21 Don’t ever forget my words;

keep them always in mind.

22 They are the key to life for those who find them;

they bring health to the whole body.

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.

19 The way of the wicked is as darkness:

They know not at what they stumble.

20 My son, attend to my words;

Incline thine ear unto my sayings.

21 Let them not depart from thine eyes;

Keep them in the midst of thy heart.

22 For they are life unto those that find them,

And health to all their flesh.

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.

19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.

20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. 21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thy heart. 22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. 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.

19 The way of wicked people is like deep darkness. 

They do not know what makes them stumble. 

20 My son, 

pay attention to my words. 

Open your ears to what I say. 

21 Do not lose sight of these things. 

Keep them deep within your heart 

22 because they are life to those who find them 

and they heal the whole body. 

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. 

19 But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom;

they don’t know what makes them stumble.

20 My son, pay attention to my words;

listen closely to my sayings.

21 Don’t lose sight of them;

keep them within your heart.

22 For they are life to those who find them,

and health to one’s whole body.

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.

19 The way of the wicked is like deep darkness;

they do not know what they stumble over.

20 My child, be attentive to my words;

incline your ear to my sayings.

21 Do not let them escape from your sight;

keep them within your heart.

22 For they are life to those who find them

and healing to all their flesh.

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.

19 The way of the wicked ones is like deep darkness;

they do not know what they stumble over.

20 My child, be attentive to my words;

to my sayings incline your ear.

21 May they not escape from your sight;

keep them in the midst of your heart.

22 For they are life to those who find them

and healing to the entire body.

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.

19 But the way of those who do what is wrong is like deep darkness.

They don’t know what makes them trip and fall.

20 My son, pay attention to what I say.

Listen closely to my words.

21 Don’t let them out of your sight.

Keep them in your heart.

22 They are life to those who find them.

They are health to your whole body.

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.

19 The way of the wicked is like darkness;

They do not know over what they stumble.

20 My son, give attention to my words;

Incline your ear to my sayings.

21 Do not let them depart from your sight;

Keep them in the midst of your heart.

22 For they are life to those who find them

And health to all their body.

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.