Proverbs 4:23

Easy To Read Version

The most important thing is for you to be careful in the things you think. Your thoughts control your life.

Cross References

2 Kings 10:31

But Jehu was not careful to live in the law of the Lord with all his heart. Jehu did not stop doing the sins of Jeroboam that caused Israel to sin.

Proverbs 11:16

A kind, gentle woman gains respect. Pushy men gain only money.

Proverbs 13:3

The person who is careful about the things he says will save his life. But the person who speaks without thinking will be destroyed.

Proverbs 16:17

Good people live their lives trying to stay away from evil. The person who is careful with his life, is guarding his soul.

Proverbs 22:5

Evil people are trapped by many troubles. But the person who cares for his soul stays away from trouble.

Proverbs 23:19

So listen, my son, and be wise. Always be careful to live the right way.

Proverbs 28:26

Cut the wool from your lambs and make your clothes. Sell some of your goats and buy some land.

Proverbs 3:21

My son, don’t ever let wisdom out of your sight! Guard your ability to think and plan wisely.

Proverbs 4:7

Wisdom begins when you decide to get wisdom. So use everything you own to get wisdom! \{Then you will become wise.\}

Ecclesiastes 5:13

There is a very sad thing that I have seen happen in this life. A person saves his money for the future. {\cf2\super [26]}

Jeremiah 17:9

“A person’s mind is very tricky!\par The mind can be very sick,\par and no person truly understands it.\par

Matthew 15:18

But the bad things a person says with his mouth come from the way a person thinks. And these are the things that make a person wrong. {\cf2\super [209]}

Matthew 15:19

All these bad things begin in a person’s mind: evil thoughts, murder, adultery, {\cf2\super [210]} sexual sins, stealing, lying, saying bad things against other people.

Mark 14:38

Stay awake and pray for strength against temptation. Your spirit wants to do what is right. But your body is weak.”

Luke 6:45

A good person has good things saved in his heart. And so he brings good things out of his heart. But an evil person has evil things saved in his heart. So he brings out bad things. A person speaks the things that are in his heart.

Deuteronomy 4:9

But you must be careful! Be sure that as long as you live you never forget the things you have seen. You must teach those things to your children and grandchildren.

Hebrews 12:15

Be careful that no person fails to get God’s grace (kindness). Be careful that no person becomes like a bitter weed growing among you. A person like that can ruin your whole group.