Above all else, guard your heart,
for everything you do flows from it.
Proverbs 4:23 NIV
“The metaphor implies, according to Delitzsch,
not only that life has its fountains in the heart,
‘but also that the direction which it takes
is determined by the heart.’”
Bruce K. Waltke
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Keep your mouth free of perversity;
keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
Proverbs 4:24 NIV
“Righteousness will control the tongue,
avoiding twisted and crooked speech.
This is the next logical step; for words flow out of the heart.”
Alan P. Ross
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Let your eyes look straight ahead;
fix your gaze directly before you.
Proverbs 4:25 NIV
“No matter how frustrating the present or uncertain the future,
keep looking forward.
That is where God is calling us.
Growth is forward.”
William D. Watley
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Give careful thought to the paths for your feet
and be steadfast in all your ways.
Do not turn to the right or the left;
keep your foot from evil.
Proverbs 4:26-27 NIV
The idea is that one should not be distracted from the way of wisdom.”
Duane A. Garrett