Proverbs 4:23

New International Version

Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.

Cross References

2 Kings 10:31

Yet Jehu was not careful to keep the law of the Lord, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam, which he had caused Israel to commit.

Proverbs 11:16

A kindhearted woman gains honor, but ruthless men gain only wealth.

Proverbs 13:3

Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.

Proverbs 16:17

The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their ways preserve their lives.

Proverbs 22:5

In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls, but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.

Proverbs 23:19

Listen, my son, and be wise, and set your heart on the right path:

Proverbs 28:26

Those who trust in themselves are fools, but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe.

Proverbs 3:21

My son, do not let wisdom and understanding out of your sight, preserve sound judgment and discretion;

Proverbs 4:7

The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding.

Ecclesiastes 5:13

I have seen a grievous evil under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owners,

Jeremiah 17:9

The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?

Matthew 15:18

But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these defile them.

Matthew 15:19

For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.

Mark 14:38

Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Luke 6:45

A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

Deuteronomy 4:9

Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them.

Hebrews 12:15

See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.