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Proverbs 4:23-24 KJV

"Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee."

Proverbs Chapter 4, Verse 23-24

Proverbs 4:23-24 in Context (Verses 20–27 KJV)

¶ My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.

Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.

For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.^*

¶ Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.^*

Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.^*

Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.^*

Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.