Proverbs 4:23

Bible in Basic English 1965

And keep watch over your heart with all care; so you will have life.

Cross References

2 Kings 10:31

But Jehu did not take care to keep the law of the Lord with all his heart: he did not keep himself from the sin which Jeroboam did and made Israel do.

Proverbs 11:16

A woman who is full of grace is honoured, but a woman hating righteousness is a seat of shame: those hating work will undergo loss, but the strong keep their wealth.

Proverbs 13:3

He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction.

Proverbs 16:17

The highway of the upright is to be turned away from evil: he who takes care of his way will keep his soul.

Proverbs 22:5

Thorns and nets are in the way of the twisted: he who keeps watch over his soul will be far from them.

Proverbs 23:19

Give ear, my son, and be wise, guiding your heart in the right way.

Proverbs 28:26

He whose faith is in himself is foolish; but everyone walking wisely will be kept safe.

Proverbs 3:21

My son, keep good sense, and do not let wise purpose go from your eyes.

Proverbs 4:7

The first sign of wisdom is to get wisdom; go, give all you have to get true knowledge.

Ecclesiastes 5:13

There is a great evil which I have seen under the sunwealth kept by the owner to be his downfall.

Jeremiah 17:9

The heart is a twisted thing, not to be searched out by man: who is able to have knowledge of it?

Matthew 15:18

But the things which come out of the mouth come from the heart; and they make a man unclean.

Matthew 15:19

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, the taking of life, broken faith between the married, unclean desires of the flesh, taking of property, false witness, bitter words:

Mark 14:38

Keep watch with prayer, so that you may not be put to the test; the spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is feeble.

Luke 6:45

The good man, out of the good store of his heart, gives good things; and the evil man, out of his evil store, gives evil: for out of the full store of the heart come the words of the mouth.

Deuteronomy 4:9

Only take care, and keep watch on your soul, for fear that the things which your eyes have seen go from your memory and from your heart all the days of your life; but let the knowledge of them be given to your children and to your children's children;

Hebrews 12:15

Looking with care to see that no man among you in his behaviour comes short of the grace of God; for fear that some bitter root may come up to be a trouble to you, and that some of you may be made unclean by it;