Proverbs 4:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 4:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 4:23 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. with...: Heb. above all keeping" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 4:23 — KJV
“Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. with...: Heb. above all keeping”
— Proverbs 4:23 (KJV)
Proverbs 4:23 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 4:23
“And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. moving: or, creeping life: Heb. soul fowl...: Heb. let fowl fly open...: Heb. face of the firmament of heaven”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 4:23: life, heb, above
“Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 4:23: keep, heart, life
“Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past. slay...: Heb. smite him in life in...: Heb. from yesterday the third day”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 4:23: heart, life, heb
“And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath. did there...: Heb. rose up”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 4:23: heart, heb, above
“And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood. ward: Heb. an house of ward shut...: Heb. bound living...: Heb. in widowhood of life”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 4:23: keep, life, heb
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