Proverbs 4:23

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Guard your heart above all else, for it is the source of life.

Cross References

Luke 6:45

A good person produces good out of the good stored up in his heart. An evil person produces evil out of the evil stored up in his heart, for his mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.

Proverbs 13:3

The one who guards his mouth protects his life; the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.

Jeremiah 17:9

The heart is more deceitful than anything else, and incurable #– #who can understand it?

Matthew 15:19

For from the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false testimonies,   slander.

Proverbs 23:19

Listen, my son, and be wise; keep your mind on the right course.

Proverbs 28:26

The one who trusts in himself  is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.

Mark 14:38

Stay awake and pray   so that you won’t enter into temptation.   , The spirit   is willing, but the flesh   is weak.’

Deuteronomy 4:9

‘Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves,  so that you don’t forget  the things your eyes have seen and so that they don’t slip from your mind  as long as you live. Teach them to your children and your grandchildren.

Hebrews 12:15

Make sure that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no root of bitterness springs up, causing trouble and defiling many.

Proverbs 4:7

Wisdom is supreme #– #so get wisdom. And whatever else you get, get understanding.

Proverbs 3:21

Maintain sound wisdom and discretion. My son, don’t lose sight of them.

Proverbs 22:5

There are thorns and snares on the way of the crooked; the one who guards himself stays far from them.

Proverbs 11:16

A gracious woman gains honour, but violent  people gain only riches.

Ecclesiastes 5:13

There is a sickening tragedy I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.

Matthew 15:18

But what comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and this defiles a person.

2 Kings 10:31

Yet Jehu was not careful to follow the instruction of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart. He did not turn from the sins that Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.

Proverbs 16:17

The road of the upright  avoids evil; the one who guards his way protects his life.