Proverbs 4 · Verse 21

Proverbs 4:21

Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
Proverbs 4:21, King James Version

Proverbs 4:21 in other translations

BSBDo not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart.
WEBLet them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the center of your heart.
ASVLet them not depart from thine eyes; Keep them in the midst of thy heart.
YLTLet them not turn aside from thine eyes, Preserve them in the midst of thy heart.
DARBYLet them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thy heart.
BBELet them not go from your eyes; keep them deep in your heart.
WebsterLet them not depart from thy eyes; keep them in the midst of thy heart.

What does Proverbs 4:21 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 4:20-22

20-22. (Compare Pr 4:10, 13; Pr 3:8, &c.).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 21 Keep them in the midst of thine heart - Let them be wrapped up in the very center of thy affections; that they may give spring and energy to every desire, word, and wish.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 4:14-27

The way of evil men may seem pleasant, and the nearest way to compass some end; but it is an evil way, and will end ill; if thou love thy God and thy soul, avoid it. It is not said, Keep at a due distance, but at a great distance; never think you can get far enough from it. The way of the righteous is light; Christ is their Way, and he is the Light. The saints will not be perfect till they reach heaven, but there…

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Proverbs 4:21 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אַל\־'al-do notH408
יַלִּ֥יזוּya.Li.zulet them departH3868
מֵעֵינֶ֑יךָme.'ei.Nei.khafrom eyes yourH5869
שָׁ֝מְרֵ֗םSham.Remkeep themH8104
בְּת֣וֹךְbe.Tokhin [the] midst ofH8432
לְבָבֶֽךָ\׃le.va.Ve.khaheart yourH3824

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 4:21

  • Proverbs 3:21

    My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:

  • Proverbs 3:3

    Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:

  • Proverbs 7:1-2

    My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee. Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.

  • Psalms 40:8

    I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.

  • Proverbs 2:1

    My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
depart.
3:3,21
in the.
2:1; Ps 40:8; *marg:

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Proverbs 4:20

    My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.

  • Proverbs 4:21

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

  • Proverbs 4:22

    For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

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Proverbs 4:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		No se aparten de tus ojos; guárdalas en medio de tu corazón.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Qu’ils ne s’éloignent point de tes yeux; garde-les au-dedans de ton cœur;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Laß sie nicht von deinen Augen weichen, bewahre sie im Innern deines Herzens.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ne recedant ab oculis tuis: custodi ea in medio cordis tui: