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 4:23 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Guard your heart above all else, for it is the source of life. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life. American Standard Version (1901) Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life. Common English Bible More than anything you guard, protect your mind, for life flows from it. Catholic Public Domain Version Preserve your heart with all watchfulness, for life proceeds from this. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version With all watchfulness keep thy heart, because life issueth out from it. |
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.
The one who guards his mouth protects his life; the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
The road of the upright avoids evil; the one who guards his way protects his life.
There are thorns and snares on the way of the crooked; the one who guards himself stays far from them.
The one who trusts in himself is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.
Maintain sound wisdom and discretion. My son, don’t lose sight of them.
Wisdom is supreme #– #so get wisdom. And whatever else you get, get understanding.
There is a sickening tragedy I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.
The heart is more deceitful than anything else, and incurable #– #who can understand it?
But what comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and this defiles a person.
For from the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false testimonies, slander.
Stay awake and pray so that you won’t enter into temptation. , The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.’
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.
‘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.
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.