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Proverbs 4:22 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 4 · verse 22
For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.Proverbs 4:22 · King James Version
Proverbs 4:22 in context
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.
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Key words (Strong's)
- healthmarpêʼproperly, curativeH4832 →
- lifechayaliveH2416 →
- findmâtsâʼproperly, to come forth toH4672 →
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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