11 translations · Hebrew
Proverbs 4:23
Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.
Proverbs 4:23 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.
- KJV King James Version
- Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Above every charge keep your heart, || For out of it [are] the outgoings of life.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Most of all, protect your mind, for everything in life flows from it.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- Above every charge keep thy heart, For out of it [are] the outgoings of life.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Keep thy heart more than anything that is guarded; for out of it are the issues of life.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- With all watchfulness keep thy heart, because life issueth out from it.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| מִֽכָּל־ | mik·kāl | with all | H3605 כֹּל all |
| מִ֭שְׁמָר | miš·mār | diligence | H4929 מִשְׁמָר custody |
| נְצֹ֣ר | nə·ṣōr | Guard | H5341 נָצַר to watch |
| לִבֶּ֑ךָ | lib·be·ḵā | your heart | H3820 לֵב heart |
| כִּֽי־ | kî- | for | H3588 כִּי for |
| מִ֝מֶּ֗נּוּ | mim·men·nū | from it | H4480 מִן־ from |
| תּוֹצְא֥וֹת | tō·wṣ·’ō·wṯ | flow | H8444 תּוֹצָאָה outgoing |
| חַיִּֽים׃ | ḥay·yîm | springs of life | H2416 חַי alive |
Related verses
- Luke 6:45
The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.
- Matthew 12:34–35
You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings out evil things.
- Mark 7:21–23
For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts, covetings, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.”
- Psalm 139:23–24
Search me, God, and know my heart. Try me, and know my thoughts. See if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way.
- Proverbs 13:3
He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
- Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is deceitful above all things and it is exceedingly corrupt. Who can know it?
- Matthew 15:19
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.
- Proverbs 23:19
Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path!
- Proverbs 28:26
One who trusts in himself is a fool; but one who walks in wisdom is kept safe.
- Mark 14:38
Watch and pray, that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
21 Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the center of your heart.
22 For they are life to those who find them, and health to their whole body.
23 Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.
24 Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.
25 Let your eyes look straight ahead. Fix your gaze directly before you.
Read all of Proverbs 4 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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