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Proverbs 4:21

Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.

KJV

Ne recedant ab oculis tuis : custodi ea in medio cordis tui :

Vulgate

ὅπως μὴ ἐκλίπωσίν σε αἱ πηγαί σου, φύλασσε αὐτὰς ἐν καρδίᾳ·

LXX

Let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep them in the midst of thy heart.

ASV

אַל יַלִּ֥יזוּ מֵ/עֵינֶ֑י/ךָ שָׁ֝מְרֵ֗/ם בְּ/ת֣וֹךְ לְבָבֶֽ/ךָ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אַל
'l
preposition · 720×
וֹ
v
noun · 251×
ךָ
k
noun · 894×
נָל֔וֹז
nlvz
verb · 6×
שֹׁמְרֵ֥י
shmry
verb · 467×
ת֣וֹךְ
tvk
noun · 416×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Job 22:22 — Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.
  • Prov 2:1 — My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
  • Prov 3:3 — Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
  • Prov 3:21 — My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
  • Prov 3:21 — My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
  • Prov 4:6 — Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
  • Prov 7:1 — My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
  • Prov 19:8 — He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
  • Ps 40:8 — I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.