Proverbs 4:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.”

Proverbs 4:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 4:23 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 4:23 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 4:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.”

Proverbs 4:23 — World English Bible

Proverbs 4:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life.”

Proverbs 4:23 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 4:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Above every charge keep thy heart, For out of it <FI>are<Fi> the outgoings of life.”

Proverbs 4:23 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 4:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Keep thy heart more than anything that is guarded; for out of it are the issues of life.”

Proverbs 4:23 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 4:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Keepe thine heart with all diligence: for thereout commeth life.”

Proverbs 4:23 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 4:23 in Context — Proverbs 4

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.

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What Does Proverbs 4:23 Mean?

Proverbs 4:23 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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