PRO 4:23 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Πάσῃ φυλακῇ τήρει σὴν καρδίαν, ἐκ γὰρ τούτων ἔξοδοι ζωῆς.
(Pasaʸ fulakaʸ taʸrei saʸn kardian, ek gar toutōn exodoi zōaʸs. )

BrTr Keep thine heart with the utmost care; for out of these are the issues of life.

ULT Guard your heart more than all that is protected,
⇔ for from it are the sources of life.

UST Be extremely careful about what you think,
⇔ because what you think will control how you live.

BSB Guard your heart with all diligence,
⇔ for from it flow springs of life.

OEB Guard your heart with all vigilance,
⇔ for this is the way to life.

CSB Guard your heart above all else, for it is the source of life.

NLT Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.

NIV Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.

CEV Carefully guard your thoughts because they are the source of true life.

ESV Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.

NASB Watch over your heart with all diligence, For afrom it flow the springs of life.

LSB Guard your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life.

1ST Above everything that you keep watch over, preserve your mind, because from it things go out into life.

WEBBE Keep your heart with all diligence,
⇔ for out of it is the wellspring of life.

WMBB (Same as above)

MSG ^(23-27)Keep vigilant watch over your heart;
  that’s where life starts.
Don’t talk out of both sides of your mouth;
  avoid careless banter, white lies, and gossip.
Keep your eyes straight ahead;
  ignore all sideshow distractions.
Watch your step,
  and the road will stretch out smooth before you.
Look neither right nor left;
  leave evil in the dust.

NET Guard your heart with all vigilance,
⇔ for from it are the sources of life.

LSV Above every charge keep your heart,
For out of it [are] the outgoings of life.

FBV Most of all, protect your mind, for everything in life flows from it.

T4T It is very important that you be careful about what you think,
⇔ because what you think controls [MET] the things that you do.

LEB • for from it comes the source[fn] of life.

4:? Or “extremity”

NRSV Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.

NKJV Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.

NAB With all vigilance guard your heart, for in it are the sources of life.

BBE And keep watch over your heart with all care; so you will have life.

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JPS Above all that thou guardest keep thy heart; for out of it are the issues of life.

ASV Keep thy heart with all diligence;
⇔ For out of it are the issues of life.

DRA With all watchfulness keep thy heart, because life issueth out from it.

YLT Above every charge keep thy heart, For out of it [are] the outgoings of life.

Drby Keep thy heart more than anything that is guarded; for out of it are the issues of life.

RV Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

Wbstr Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

KJB-1769 ¶ Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.[fn]
(¶ Keep thy/your heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. )

4.23 with…: Heb. above all keeping

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]Keepe thy heart with all diligence: for out of it are the issues of life.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

4:23 Heb. aboue all keeping.

Bshps Kepe thyne heart with all diligence, for out of it issueth lyfe.
(Keep thine/your heart with all diligence, for out of it issueth life.)

Gnva Keepe thine heart with all diligence: for thereout commeth life.
(Keep thine/your heart with all diligence: for thereout cometh/comes life. )

Cvdl Kepe thine hert with all diligence, for there vpon hangeth life.
(Keep thine/your heart with all diligence, for there upon hangeth life.)

Wycl With al keping kepe thin herte, for lijf cometh forth of it.
(With all keping keep thin heart, for life cometh/comes forth of it.)

Luth Behüte dein Herz mit allem Fleiß; denn daraus gehet das Leben.
(Behüte your heart with everything Fleiß; because daraus gehet the Leben.)

ClVg Omni custodia serva cor tuum, quia ex ipso vita procedit.[fn]
(Omni custodia serva heart tuum, because from ipso vita procedit. )

4.23 Omni custodia serva cor tuum. Sunt qui recte vivere videntur hominibus, etc., usque ad modus æstimatur vitæ.

4.23 Omni custodia serva heart tuum. Sunt who recte vivere videntur hominibus, etc., until to modus æstimatur vitæ.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

נְצֹ֣ר לִבֶּ֑⁠ךָ

keep heart,your

Here Solomon speaks of a person being careful of what he thinks in his heart as if his heart were an object that could be guarded. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Protect what you think in your heart”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לִבֶּ֑⁠ךָ

heart,your

See how you translated the same use of heart in 2:2.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

מִֽ⁠כָּל־מִ֭שְׁמָר

from=all vigilance

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “more than all that you protect”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

מִֽ⁠כָּל־מִ֭שְׁמָר

from=all vigilance

This phrase is an idiom that means “with all diligence.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or express the meaning plainly. Alternative translation: “with utmost diligence”

Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns

מִ֝מֶּ֗⁠נּוּ

from=him/it

Here, it refers to the heart, which refers to a person’s mind. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “from your heart” or “from your mind”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מִ֝מֶּ֗⁠נּוּ תּוֹצְא֥וֹת חַיִּֽים

from=him/it springs life(pl)

Here Solomon speaks of the influence that a person’s heart has over what happens in that person’s life as if the heart were sources that produce life. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “from your heart comes what will direct your life” or “your mind determines what your life will be like”

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