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Proverbs 4:20-22 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 4 · verses 20–22 · King James Version
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.
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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