Proverbs 4:23-27
English Standard Version
23 Keep your heart with all vigilance,
for (A)from it flow (B)the springs of life.
24 Put away from you (C)crooked speech,
and put (D)devious talk far from you.
25 (E)Let your eyes look directly forward,
and your gaze be straight before you.
26 (F)Ponder[a] the path of your feet;
(G)then all your ways will be sure.
27 (H)Do not swerve to the right or to the left;
turn your foot away from evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:26 Or Make level
Proverbs 4:23-27
New International Version
23 Above all else, guard(A) your heart,
for everything you do flows from it.(B)
24 Keep your mouth free of perversity;
keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
25 Let your eyes(C) look straight ahead;
fix your gaze directly before you.
26 Give careful thought to the[a] paths for your feet(D)
and be steadfast in all your ways.
27 Do not turn to the right or the left;(E)
keep your foot from evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:26 Or Make level
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