Proverbs 4:20–27
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20My son, apay attention to my words;
bIncline your ear to my sayings.
21aDo not let them deviate from your eyes;
bKeep them in the midst of your heart.
22For they are alife to those who find them
And bhealing to all his flesh.
23Guard your heart with all diligence,
For afrom it flow the springs of life.
24Put away from you a aperverse mouth
And bput devious lips far from you.
25Let your eyes look directly ahead
And even let your eyelids be fixed straight in front of you.
26aWatch the track of your feet
And all your bways will be established.
27aDo not turn to the right nor to the left;
bTurn your foot from evil.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
My son, be attentive to my words;
incline your ear to my sayings.
Let them not escape from your sight;
keep them within your heart.
For they are life to those who find them,
and healing to all their flesh.
Keep your heart with all vigilance,
for from it flow the springs of life.
Put away from you crooked speech,
and put devious talk far from you.
Let your eyes look directly forward,
and your gaze be straight before you.
Ponder the path of your feet;
then all your ways will be sure.
Do not swerve to the right or to the left;
turn your foot away from evil.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
My son, pay attention to what I say;
turn your ear to my words.
Do not let them out of your sight,
keep them within your heart;
for they are life to those who find them
and health to one’s whole body.
Above all else, guard your heart,
for everything you do flows from it.
Keep your mouth free of perversity;
keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
Let your eyes look straight ahead;
fix your gaze directly before you.
Give careful thought to the paths for your feet
and be steadfast in all your ways.
Do not turn to the right or the left;
keep your foot from evil.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
My son, pay attention to my words;
listen closely to my sayings.
Don’t lose sight of them;
keep them within your heart.
For they are life to those who find them,
and health to one’s whole body.
Guard your heart above all else,
for it is the source of life.
Don’t let your mouth speak dishonestly,
and don’t let your lips talk deviously.
Let your eyes look forward;
fix your gaze straight ahead.
Carefully consider the path for your feet,
and all your ways will be established.
Don’t turn to the right or to the left;
keep your feet away from evil.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
My child, pay attention to what I say.
Listen carefully to my words.
Don’t lose sight of them.
Let them penetrate deep into your heart,
for they bring life to those who find them,
and healing to their whole body.
Guard your heart above all else,
for it determines the course of your life.
Avoid all perverse talk;
stay away from corrupt speech.
Look straight ahead,
and fix your eyes on what lies before you.
Mark out a straight path for your feet;
stay on the safe path.
Don’t get sidetracked;
keep your feet from following evil.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
LEBThe Lexham English Bible
My child, be attentive to my words;
to my sayings incline your ear.
May they not escape from your sight;
keep them in the midst of your heart.
For they are life to those who find them
and healing to the entire body.
With all vigilance, keep your heart,
for from it comes the source of life.
Remove from yourself deceitful speech,
and abolish devious talk from yourself.
May your eyes look forward
and your gaze be straight before you.
May the path of your foot be balanced
and all your ways be sure.
Do not swerve right or left;
remove your foot from evil.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
My son, attend to my words;
Incline thine ear unto my sayings.
Let them not depart from thine eyes;
Keep them in the midst of thine heart.
For they are life unto those that find them,
And health to all their flesh.
Keep thy heart with all diligence;
For out of it are the issues of life.
Put away from thee a froward mouth,
And perverse lips put far from thee.
Let thine eyes look right on,
And let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
Ponder the path of thy feet,
And let all thy ways be established.
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left:
Remove thy foot from evil.
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