Proverbs 4:23 · KJV
Proverbs 4:23
Keep Your Heart
Proverbs 4:23 counsels, "Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life." Guard your inner life carefully, because everything you do flows from it.
Proverbs 4:23 (KJV)
“Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.”
What Proverbs 4:23 means
"Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life." The heart, in Scripture, is the center of thoughts, desires, and choices — and this verse says to guard it more carefully than anything else.
The reason is cause and effect: "out of it are the issues of life." What fills the heart shapes the whole direction of a life. It is a key verse on wisdom, self-control, and tending the inner life that everything else grows from.
Key verse
“Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.”
Proverbs 4:23 · KJV — Guard the heart — life flows from it.
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A prayer from Proverbs 4:23
Lord, help me guard my heart with diligence. Fill it with what is good and true, since everything I do flows from it. Amen.
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What does Proverbs 4:23 mean?
Proverbs 4:23 counsels, "Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life." Guard your inner life carefully, because everything you do flows from it.
What is Proverbs 4:23 about?
"Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life." The heart, in Scripture, is the center of thoughts, desires, and choices — and this verse says to guard it more carefully than anything else.
What is the key verse in Proverbs 4:23?
Proverbs 4:23 — “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.”
Is Proverbs 4:23 in the King James Version?
Yes. The full text of Proverbs 4:23 on this page is the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain.