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Reading: Proverb 4:20-27. Memory: Proverb 4:23, “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.”. Introduction: The author of Proverb 4:23 says that your “heart” is the wellspring of life. Not a 1 pound muscle that is under consideration. “Heart” is the attitude you have.
KJV: Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. Knox: Use all thy watchfulness to keep thy heart true; that is the fountain whence life springs. MLB (Berkley): Above all that you guard, watch over your heart, for out of it are the sources of life.
Proverbs 4:23. Keep thy heart with all diligence — The Hebrew is, Above all keeping, keep thy heart, that is, thy mind and thoughts, thy will and affections, which are the more immediate cause of men’s actions.
Proverbs 4:20-27 make mention of the body at least 11 times (eyes, feet, and heart are mentioned twice, and ear, flesh, mouth, lips, and eyelids once each). It is a section that speaks powerfully on how we can dedicate each part of our body to wisdom and God’s honor.
22 gru 2019 · Proverbs 4:23 (NIV) Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Everything we do comes from our heart. They’re our control center. Our hearts determine our behavior. So when I say or do something—what I’m saying and doing are a reflection of what’s going on inside me. Now he applies this to parenting.
3 maj 2023 · Proverbs 4:23 says, “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” These words of wisdom from King Solomon emphasize the importance of protecting our innermost being. Our heart is the source of our thoughts, attitudes, beliefs, and actions.
4. (Proverbs 4:23) Keep your heart. Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. a. Keep your heart with all diligence: Since wisdom belongs in the midst of the heart (Proverbs 4:21), it also is necessary to keep the heart in the sense of guarding it.
