Proverbs 4:23

Coverdale Bible (1535)

Kepe thine hert with all diligence, for there vpon hangeth life.

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  • Luke 6:45 : 45 A good ma out of ye good treasure of his hert, bryngeth forth yt which is good: and an euell ma out of the euell treasure of his hert, bryngeth forth that which is euell. For of the abundaunce of the hert, the mouth speaketh.
  • Matt 12:34-35 : 34 O ye generacio of vypers, how can ye speake good, whan ye youre selues are euell? For of ye abundace of ye hert ye mouth speaketh. 35 A good man out of the good treasure of his hert, bringeth forth good thinges: & an euel man out of his euell treasure, bringeth forth euell thinges.
  • Mark 7:21-23 : 21 that defyleth the man. For from within out of the hert of man proceade euell thoughtes, aduoutrye, whordome, murthur, 22 theft, coueteousnes, wickednes, disceate, vnclennes, a wicked eye, blasphemy, pryde, foolishnes. 23 All these euell thinges go from within, and defyle the man.
  • Ps 139:23-24 : 23 Trye me (o God) and seke the grounde of myne hert: proue me, & examen my thoughtes. 24 Loke well, yf there be eny waye of wickednesse in me, & lede me in the waye euerlastinge.
  • Jer 17:9 : 9 Amonge all thinges lyuynge, man hath the most disceatfull and vnsercheable hert. Who shall then knowe it?
  • Prov 13:3 : 3 He that kepeth his mouth, kepeth his life: but who so speaketh vnaduysed, fyndeth harme.
  • Matt 15:19 : 19 For out of ye hert come euell thoughtes murthur, breakynge of wedlocke, whordome theft, false witnesse, blasphemy.
  • Prov 23:19 : 19 My sonne, ue eare & be wyse, so shal thine hert prospere in the waye.
  • Prov 28:26 : 26 He that trusteth in his owne hert, is a foole: but he that dealeth wisely, shalbe safe.
  • Jas 1:14-15 : 14 But euery ma is tepted, drawne awaye, & entysed of his awne cocupiscece. 15 The whe lust hath conceaued, she bringeth forth synne, & synne when it is fynished, bringeth forth deeth.
  • Mark 14:38 : 38 Watch and praye, that ye fal not in to temptacion. The sprete is wyllinge, but ye flesh is weake.
  • Deut 4:9 : 9 Take hede to thy selfe now, and kepe well thy soule, that thou forget not the thinges which thine eyes haue sene, and that they departe not out of thy hert all the dayes of thy life. And thou shalt teach them thy children and thy childers children,
  • Prov 4:7 : 7 The chefe poynte of wy?dome is, that thou be wyllynge to opteyne wy?dome, and before all thy goodes to get the vnderstondynge.
  • Prov 3:21 : 21 My sonne, let not these thinges departe from thyne eyes, but kepe my lawe and my councell:
  • Heb 12:15 : 15 ad loke well, that no ma be destitute of the grace of God, lest there sprynge vp eny bytter rote, and cause disquyetnes, and therby many be defyled:
  • Prov 22:5 : 5 Speares and snares are in ye waye of the frowarde, but he yt wil kepe his soule, let him fle fro soch.
  • Prov 11:16 : 16 A gracious woma manteyneth honestie, as for the mightie, they manteyne ryches.
  • Eccl 5:13 : 13 Yet is there a sore plage, which I haue sene vnder the Sonne (namely) riches kepte to the hurte of him yt hath them in possession.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 4:20-22
    3 verses
    83%

    20My sonne, marcke my wordes, and enclyne thine eare vnto my saynges.

    21Let them not departe from thine eyes, kepe them euen in the myddest of thine herte.

    22For they are life vnto all those that finde the, and health vnto all their bodies.

  • Prov 4:24-26
    3 verses
    77%

    24Put awaye from the a frowarde mouth, and let the lippes of slaunder be farre from the.

    25Let thine eyes beholde the thinge yt is right, & let thine eye lyddes loke straight before the.

    26Podre the path of thy fete, so shal all yi wayes be sure.

  • Prov 4:4-7
    4 verses
    73%

    4he taught me also, sayenge: let thine herte receaue my wordes, kepe my commaundementes, and thou shalt lyue.

    5Get the wy?dome, get the vnderstondinge, forget not ye wordes of my mouth, & shreke not from them.

    6Forsake her not, and she shal preserue the: loue her, and she shal kepe the.

    7The chefe poynte of wy?dome is, that thou be wyllynge to opteyne wy?dome, and before all thy goodes to get the vnderstondynge.

  • 13Take fast holde of doctryne, let her not go: kepe her, for she is thy life.

  • 21For where youre treasure is, there is youre herte also.

  • 26My sonne, geue me thyne herte, and let thine eyes haue pleasure in my wayes.

  • 19My sonne, ue eare & be wyse, so shal thine hert prospere in the waye.

  • 23Who so kepeth his mouth and his tonge, the same kepeth his soule from troubles.

  • 9Amonge all thinges lyuynge, man hath the most disceatfull and vnsercheable hert. Who shall then knowe it?

  • Prov 3:21-22
    2 verses
    71%

    21My sonne, let not these thinges departe from thyne eyes, but kepe my lawe and my councell:

    22so shal it be life vnto thy soule, & grace vnto yi mouth.

  • 18for it is a pleasaunt thinge yf thou kepe it in thine herte, and practise it in thy mouth:

  • 34for where youre treasure is, there wil youre hert be also.

  • 23The herte of the wyse enfourmeth his mouth, and amendeth ye doctryne in his lyppes.

  • 11then shal councell preserue the, and vnderstondinge shal kepe the.

  • 3Bynde them vpon thy fyngers, & wryte the in the table of thine hert.

  • 3He that kepeth his mouth, kepeth his life: but who so speaketh vnaduysed, fyndeth harme.

  • 21Put the vp together in thine herte, and bynde the aboute thy necke.

  • 30A mery herte is the life of the body, but rancoure consumeth awaye the bones.

  • 13Let him refrayne his tonge from euell, and his lippes that they speake no gyle.

  • 1My sonne, forget not my lawe, but se yt thine hert kepe my comaundemetes.

  • 3Let mercy & faithfulnes neuer go from ye: bynde the about yi necke, & wryte them in the tables of thine herte.

  • 25Let not thine herte wandre in hir wayes, & be not thou disceaued in hir pathes.

  • 1My sonne, kepe my wordes, & laye vp my comaundemetes by the.

  • 8so shal thy nauel be whole, and thy bones stronge.

  • 4A wholsome tonge is a tre of life, but he that abuseth it, hath a broken mynde.

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    18But the thinge that proceadeth out of the mouth, cometh fro ye hert, & that defyleth ye ma.

    19For out of ye hert come euell thoughtes murthur, breakynge of wedlocke, whordome theft, false witnesse, blasphemy.

  • 45A good ma out of ye good treasure of his hert, bryngeth forth yt which is good: and an euell ma out of the euell treasure of his hert, bryngeth forth that which is euell. For of the abundaunce of the hert, the mouth speaketh.

  • 12Applie thine herte vnto lernynge, and thine eare to the wordes of knowlege.

  • 23Se yt thou knowe the nombre of thy catell thy self, and loke well to thy flockes.

  • 3Set a watch (o LORDE) before my mouth, yee a watch at the dore of my lippes.

  • 2yt thou mayest regarde good councell, and that thy lippes maye kepe nurtoure.

  • 4Because of the wordes of thy lippes, I haue kepte me fro the workes of men, in ye waye off the murthurer.

  • 5Put thy trust in ye LORDE with all thine herte, and leane not vnto thine owne vnderstondinge.

  • 24that they maye kepe the fro the euell woman, & from the flaterynge tonge of the harlott:

  • 21Death and life stonde in the power of the tonge, he that loueth it, shal enioye the frute therof.

  • 7for he hath a maruelous herte. He sayeth vnto ye: eate and drynke, where as his herte is not wt ye.

  • 17The path of ye righteous eschueth euell, & who so loketh well to his wayes, kepeth his owne soule.

  • 16yee my reynes shalbe very glad, yf yi lyppes speake the thinge yt is right.

  • 5Speares and snares are in ye waye of the frowarde, but he yt wil kepe his soule, let him fle fro soch.

  • 1A man maye well purpose a thinge in his harte, but ye answere of ye tonge cometh of ye LORDE.

  • 8He that is wyse, loueth his owne soule: and who so hath vnderstondinge, shal prospere.