KJV · BIBLE VERSE
Proverbs 4:23
Heart
Wisdom
Choices
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it [are] the issues of life.
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MEANING IN CONTEXT
What does Proverbs 4:23 mean?
Proverbs treats the heart as the center of thought, desire, and decision. Guarding the heart means paying careful attention to what influences us because our choices and direction flow from what is being formed within us.
THE TAKEAWAY
What we allow to shape our inner life eventually shapes the life we live.
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