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Proverbs 4:21–23

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 slife.

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Proverbs 4:21–23 — The New International Version (NIV)

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.

Proverbs 4:21–23 — English Standard Version (ESV)

21 Let them not 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.

Proverbs 4:21–23 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Proverbs 4:21–23 — New Living Translation (NLT)

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.

Proverbs 4:21–23 — New Century Version (NCV)

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.

Proverbs 4:21–23 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Proverbs 4:21–23 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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.

Proverbs 4:21–23 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

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. 

Proverbs 4:21–23 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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.

Proverbs 4:21–23 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

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.

Proverbs 4:21–23 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

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.

Proverbs 4:21–23 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

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.

Proverbs 4:21–23 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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.


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