Proverbs 4:20-21
Modern English Version
20 My son, attend to my words;
incline your ear to my sayings.
21 Do not let them depart from your eyes;
keep them in the midst of your heart;
Proverbs 4:23
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23 Keep your heart with all diligence,
for out of it are the issues of life.
Proverbs 10:20
Modern English Version
20 The tongue of the just is as choice silver;
the heart of the wicked is worth little.
Proverbs 12:20
Modern English Version
20 Deceit is in the heart of those who imagine evil,
but to the counselors of peace is joy.
Proverbs 15:13
Modern English Version
13 A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance,
but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
Proverbs 15:15
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15 All the days of the afflicted are evil,
but he who is of a merry heart has a continual feast.
Proverbs 15:30
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30 The light of the eyes rejoices the heart,
and a good report makes the bones healthy.
Proverbs 16:1-2
Modern English Version
16 The preparations of the heart belong to man,
but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes,
but the Lord weighs the spirit.
Proverbs 16:5
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5 Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord;
be assured, he will not be unpunished.
Proverbs 16:21-23
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21 The wise in heart will be called prudent,
and the sweetness of the lips increases learning.
22 Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it,
but the instruction of fools is folly.
23 The heart of the wise teaches his mouth,
and adds learning to his lips.
Proverbs 17:3
Modern English Version
3 The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
but the Lord tries the hearts.
Proverbs 17:22
Modern English Version
22 A merry heart does good like a medicine,
but a broken spirit dries the bones.
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