Proverbs 4:25
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 4:25 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 4:25 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 4:25 — KJV
“Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.”
— Proverbs 4:25 (KJV)
Proverbs 4:25 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 4:25
“Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have sinned.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 4:25: let, thine, eyes
“And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king's provinces: devised: Heb. the device which he...: or, who wrote”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 4:25: let, eyes, right
“And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:) Let...: or, Let our supplication fall before thee”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 4:25: let, thine, eyes
“O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies. which...: Heb. whereupon thy name is called present: Heb. cause to fall”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 4:25: thine, eyes, right
“And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 4:25: thine, eyes, look
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