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Proverbs 4:20-22 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 4 · verses 20–22
20My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. 21Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. 22For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.Proverbs 4:20-22 · King James Version
Proverbs 4:20-22 in context
18But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
19The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
20My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
21Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
22For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
23Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
24Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
Commentary
Cross references
- Proverbs 5:1
- Isaiah 55:3
- Proverbs 7:1
- Proverbs 6:20-21
- Psalms 78:1
- Psalms 90:12
- Matthew 17:5
- Proverbs 3:21
- Proverbs 12:18
- Proverbs 4:10
- Jeremiah 33:6
- Proverbs 3:8
Key words (Strong's)
- inclinenâṭâhto stretch or spread outH5186 →
- attendqâshabto prick up the earsH7181 →
- departlûwzto turn asideH3868 →
- healthmarpêʼproperly, curativeH4832 →
- wordsdâbâra wordH1697 →
- midsttâveka bisectionH8432 →
- eyesʻayinan eyeH5869 →
- keepshâmarproperly, to hedge aboutH8104 →
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Solomon, having warned us not to do evil, here teaches us how to do well. It is not enough for us to shun the occasions of sin, but we must study the methods of duty. I. We must have a continual regard to the word of God and endeavour that it may be always ready to us. 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 20-27