Proverbs 4 cross-references
Proverbs 4 has 27 verses, which point to 285 other passages and are cited by 326. Below is the King James text of each verse with its strongest cross-references, ranked by OpenBible.info reader votes.
See Proverbs 4’s threads in the explorerProverbs 4:1
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
Points to (11)
- Hebrews 2:1 — Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we… 12 votes
- Psalms 34:11 — Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD. 9 votes
- Proverbs 1:8 — My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 8 votes
- Proverbs 2:1–5 — My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; 7 votes
- 1 Thessalonians 2:11–12 — As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children, 6 votes
- Proverbs 5:1 — My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: 6 votes
Pointed to from (22)
- Psalms 32:8 — I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye. 56 votes
- Deuteronomy 4:9 — Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have… 55 votes
- Colossians 3:21 — Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. 36 votes
- Ephesians 6:4 — And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the… 16 votes
Proverbs 4:2
For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
Points to (12)
- 1 Timothy 4:6 — If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ,… 10 votes
- Titus 1:9 — Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort… 7 votes
- Proverbs 8:6–9 — Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. 6 votes
- Psalms 89:30–32 — If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments; 6 votes
- Job 33:3 — My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly. 6 votes
- Deuteronomy 32:2 — My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender… 6 votes
Pointed to from (3)
- Proverbs 8:6 — Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. 4 votes
- 1 Timothy 4:6 — If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ,… 2 votes
- Psalms 89:30 — If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments; 2 votes
Proverbs 4:3
For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
Points to (8)
- 1 Chronicles 22:5 — And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the LORD must be… 6 votes
- Romans 12:16 — Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not… 3 votes
- 1 Chronicles 29:1 — Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet… 3 votes
- Zechariah 12:10 — And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of… 2 votes
- Jeremiah 10:23 — O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps. 2 votes
- 1 Chronicles 3:5 — And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bathshua the… 2 votes
Pointed to from (2)
- Proverbs 6:35 — He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts. 2 votes
- 1 Chronicles 29:1 — Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet… 2 votes
Proverbs 4:4
He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
Points to (16)
- Proverbs 3:1 — My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: 39 votes
- Ephesians 6:4 — And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the… 13 votes
- John 12:50 — And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said… 8 votes
- Proverbs 7:2 — Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye. 6 votes
- 1 Chronicles 28:9 — And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a… 6 votes
- 2 Timothy 3:15 — And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation… 5 votes
Pointed to from (14)
- John 15:7 — If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. 39 votes
- Proverbs 4:22 — For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. 15 votes
- Proverbs 6:23 — For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: 12 votes
- Proverbs 7:2 — Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye. 7 votes
Proverbs 4:5
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Points to (15)
- James 1:5 — If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it… 15 votes
- Proverbs 3:13–18 — Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. 11 votes
- Proverbs 1:22–23 — How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate… 10 votes
- 2 Chronicles 34:2 — And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and… 10 votes
- Psalms 44:18 — Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way; 9 votes
- Proverbs 17:16 — Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it? 8 votes
Pointed to from (12)
- Proverbs 3:1 — My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: 30 votes
- Psalms 90:12 — So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. 20 votes
- Proverbs 23:23 — Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. 11 votes
- Proverbs 8:11 — For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it. 8 votes
Proverbs 4:6
Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
Points to (4)
- 2 Thessalonians 2:10 — And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the… 12 votes
- Proverbs 4:21–22 — Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. 7 votes
- Ephesians 3:17 — That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 6 votes
- Proverbs 2:10–12 — When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; 5 votes
Pointed to from (6)
- Philippians 4:7 — And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 20 votes
- Proverbs 2:11 — Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee: 10 votes
- Proverbs 19:8 — He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good. 8 votes
- Proverbs 7:4 — Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman: 5 votes
Proverbs 4:7
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
Points to (13)
- Ecclesiastes 7:12 — For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life… 22 votes
- Ecclesiastes 9:16–18 — Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words… 19 votes
- Proverbs 23:23 — Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. 15 votes
- Proverbs 16:16 — How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver! 11 votes
- Philippians 3:8 — Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord:… 9 votes
- Mark 8:36–37 — Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? 6 votes
Pointed to from (10)
- Proverbs 4:23 — Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. 186 votes
- Psalms 90:12 — So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. 33 votes
- Proverbs 18:15 — The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge. 7 votes
- Proverbs 16:16 — How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver! 7 votes
Proverbs 4:8
Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
Points to (5)
- Daniel 12:3 — And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to… 9 votes
- 1 Samuel 2:30 — Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should… 5 votes
- Proverbs 3:35 — The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools. 4 votes
- Proverbs 22:4 — By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life. 3 votes
- 1 Kings 3:5–13 — In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. 3 votes
Pointed to from (5)
- Proverbs 14:29 — He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. 6 votes
- Ecclesiastes 8:1 — Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom maketh his face to… 3 votes
- Song of Solomon 2:6 — His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me. 2 votes
- Proverbs 3:35 — The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools. 2 votes
Proverbs 4:9
She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
Points to (9)
- Proverbs 1:9 — For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. 9 votes
- 1 Peter 5:4 — And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. 7 votes
- Hebrews 2:7–9 — Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him… 5 votes
- Isaiah 28:5 — In that day shall the LORD of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of… 4 votes
- Proverbs 16:31 — The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness. 4 votes
- Revelation 3:21 — To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down… 3 votes
Pointed to from (4)
- Proverbs 1:9 — For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. 8 votes
- 2 Timothy 4:8 — Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give… 3 votes
- Ezekiel 16:11 — I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck. 2 votes
- 1 Thessalonians 2:19 — For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ… 1 votes
Proverbs 4:10
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
Points to (12)
- 1 Thessalonians 2:13 — For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of… 8 votes
- Proverbs 3:2 — For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. 6 votes
- Jeremiah 9:20 — Yet hear the word of the LORD, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and teach your… 5 votes
- Deuteronomy 6:2 — That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command… 5 votes
- Proverbs 3:16 — Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour. 4 votes
- 1 Timothy 1:15 — This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save… 3 votes
Pointed to from (8)
- Proverbs 3:2 — For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. 21 votes
- Proverbs 4:22 — For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. 20 votes
- Psalms 119:9 — BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word. 18 votes
- Deuteronomy 11:21 — That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the LORD sware unto your… 6 votes
Proverbs 4:11
I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
Points to (10)
- Psalms 25:4–5 — Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. 12 votes
- Ecclesiastes 12:9 — And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed,… 8 votes
- Proverbs 8:9 — They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge. 7 votes
- Proverbs 8:6 — Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. 6 votes
- Psalms 23:3 — He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 6 votes
- 1 Samuel 12:23–24 — Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will… 6 votes
Pointed to from (7)
- Psalms 23:3 — He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 25 votes
- Psalms 119:35 — Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight. 8 votes
- Proverbs 9:6 — Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding. 7 votes
- Proverbs 8:20 — I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment: 7 votes
Proverbs 4:12
When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
Points to (13)
- Proverbs 3:23 — Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. 13 votes
- Psalms 18:36 — Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip. 11 votes
- 1 Peter 2:8 — And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient:… 7 votes
- 2 Samuel 22:37 — Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip. 7 votes
- John 11:9–10 — Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because… 6 votes
- 1 John 2:10–11 — He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. 5 votes
Pointed to from (6)
- Psalms 119:45 — And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts. 14 votes
- Proverbs 3:23 — Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. 8 votes
- Psalms 18:36 — Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip. 8 votes
- Job 18:7 — The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down. 4 votes
Proverbs 4:13
Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
Points to (16)
- Hebrews 2:1 — Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we… 14 votes
- Proverbs 23:23 — Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. 13 votes
- Proverbs 3:18 — She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her. 13 votes
- 1 Thessalonians 5:21 — Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. 8 votes
- Deuteronomy 32:47 — For it is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life: and through this thing ye shall prolong your… 8 votes
- Acts 11:23 — Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart… 6 votes
Pointed to from (13)
- Proverbs 6:23 — For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: 13 votes
- Hebrews 6:18 — That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation,… 7 votes
- Proverbs 10:17 — He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth. 6 votes
- Proverbs 7:2 — Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye. 5 votes
Proverbs 4:14
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
Points to (8)
- Psalms 1:1 — Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor… 19 votes
- 1 Corinthians 15:33 — Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. 17 votes
- Proverbs 1:15 — My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: 14 votes
- Proverbs 1:10 — My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. 14 votes
- Proverbs 13:20 — He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. 12 votes
- Proverbs 9:6 — Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding. 12 votes
Pointed to from (13)
- Psalms 1:1 — Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor… 243 votes
- Ephesians 5:11 — And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. 14 votes
- Matthew 26:41 — He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me,… 8 votes
- Proverbs 1:15 — My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: 7 votes
Proverbs 4:15
Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
Points to (8)
- Ephesians 5:11 — And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. 9 votes
- Job 22:23 — If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles. 8 votes
- 1 Thessalonians 5:22 — Abstain from all appearance of evil. 7 votes
- Job 11:14 — If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles. 6 votes
- Exodus 23:7 — Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the… 6 votes
- Isaiah 33:15 — He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh… 4 votes
Pointed to from (1)
- Proverbs 5:8 — Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house: 7 votes
Proverbs 4:16
For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
Points to (7)
- Psalms 36:4 — He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil. 16 votes
- Micah 2:1 — Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it,… 12 votes
- Isaiah 57:20 — But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt. 7 votes
- 2 Peter 2:14 — Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have… 6 votes
- Proverbs 1:16 — For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood. 5 votes
- Luke 22:66 — And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and… 2 votes
Pointed to from (28)
- Micah 2:1 — Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it,… 8 votes
- Psalms 36:4 — He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil. 8 votes
- Isaiah 57:20 — But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt. 7 votes
- Genesis 19:4 — But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and… 6 votes
Proverbs 4:17
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
Points to (12)
- James 5:4–5 — Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud,… 3 votes
- Micah 6:12 — For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue… 3 votes
- Proverbs 20:17 — Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. 3 votes
- Proverbs 9:17 — Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. 3 votes
- Psalms 14:4 — Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the… 3 votes
- Matthew 23:13 — But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye… 2 votes
Pointed to from (6)
- Proverbs 13:2 — A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence. 3 votes
- Proverbs 20:17 — Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. 2 votes
- Psalms 73:6 — Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment. 2 votes
- Job 34:7 — What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water? 2 votes
Proverbs 4:18
But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Points to (18)
- John 8:12 — Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in… 67 votes
- Job 11:17 — And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning. 57 votes
- Daniel 12:3 — And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to… 46 votes
- Philippians 2:15 — That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and… 41 votes
- 2 Corinthians 3:18 — But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image… 38 votes
- 2 Peter 1:19 — We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that… 31 votes
Pointed to from (61)
- Matthew 5:14 — Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. 70 votes
- Daniel 12:3 — And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to… 39 votes
- Revelation 22:11 — He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is… 34 votes
- Job 22:28 — Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy… 33 votes
Proverbs 4:19
The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
Points to (14)
- John 12:35 — Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest… 12 votes
- Isaiah 59:9–10 — Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity;… 7 votes
- Jeremiah 23:12 — Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall… 6 votes
- Job 18:5–6 — Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine. 6 votes
- 1 Samuel 2:9 — He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man… 5 votes
- Jeremiah 13:16 — Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark… 4 votes
Pointed to from (24)
- Psalms 1:1 — Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor… 45 votes
- Proverbs 13:15 — Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard. 9 votes
- Jeremiah 13:16 — Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark… 7 votes
- Job 24:13 — They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths… 7 votes
Proverbs 4:20
My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
Points to (7)
- Proverbs 5:1 — My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: 26 votes
- Isaiah 55:3 — Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant… 21 votes
- Proverbs 7:1 — My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee. 17 votes
- Proverbs 6:20–21 — My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 17 votes
- Psalms 78:1 — [Maschil of Asaph.] Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth. 13 votes
- Psalms 90:12 — So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. 12 votes
Pointed to from (7)
- Deuteronomy 4:9 — Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have… 70 votes
- Isaiah 55:3 — Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant… 16 votes
- Hebrews 2:1 — Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we… 14 votes
- Proverbs 2:1 — My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; 9 votes
Proverbs 4:21
Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
Points to (5)
- Proverbs 3:21 — My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion: 10 votes
- Proverbs 7:1–2 — My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee. 8 votes
- Proverbs 3:3 — Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: 8 votes
- Psalms 40:8 — I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart. 7 votes
- Proverbs 2:1 — My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; 6 votes
Pointed to from (6)
- Proverbs 3:21 — My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion: 8 votes
- Proverbs 4:6 — Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. 7 votes
- Job 22:22 — Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart. 5 votes
- Proverbs 19:8 — He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good. 3 votes
Proverbs 4:22
For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
Points to (5)
- Proverbs 12:18 — There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health. 21 votes
- Jeremiah 33:6 — Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of… 20 votes
- Proverbs 4:10 — Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. 20 votes
- Proverbs 3:8 — It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. 18 votes
- Proverbs 4:4 — He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live. 15 votes
Pointed to from (7)
- Proverbs 3:8 — It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. 24 votes
- Proverbs 16:24 — Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. 18 votes
- Proverbs 3:22 — So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck. 9 votes
- Deuteronomy 32:47 — For it is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life: and through this thing ye shall prolong your… 9 votes
Proverbs 4:23
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
Points to (18)
- Luke 6:45 — A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of… 835 votes
- Matthew 12:34–35 — O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the… 587 votes
- Mark 7:21–23 — Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: 496 votes
- Psalms 139:23–24 — Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: 477 votes
- Proverbs 13:3 — He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction. 396 votes
- Jeremiah 17:9 — The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? 370 votes
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- Luke 6:45 — A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of… 53 votes
- Matthew 6:21 — For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. 44 votes
- 2 Peter 1:5 — And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 29 votes
- Mark 7:15 — If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. 15 votes
Proverbs 4:24
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
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- James 1:26 — If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this… 15 votes
- Proverbs 8:8 — All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them. 14 votes
- Ephesians 4:25–31 — Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. 10 votes
- Proverbs 8:13 — The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I… 10 votes
- 1 Peter 2:1 — Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, 9 votes
- James 1:21 — Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted… 9 votes
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- Proverbs 8:13 — The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I… 15 votes
- Proverbs 6:12 — A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth. 6 votes
- Proverbs 16:17 — The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul. 3 votes
- 1 Samuel 1:14 — And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee. 2 votes
Proverbs 4:25
Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
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- Psalms 119:37 — Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way. 30 votes
- Matthew 6:22 — The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. 20 votes
- Job 31:1 — I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid? 12 votes
- Proverbs 23:33 — Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things. 8 votes
- Proverbs 23:5 — Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as… 4 votes
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- Psalms 119:37 — Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way. 22 votes
- Job 31:1 — I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid? 21 votes
- Proverbs 23:26 — My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways. 10 votes
- Psalms 5:8 — Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face. 9 votes
Proverbs 4:26
Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
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- Hebrews 12:13 — And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be… 24 votes
- Psalms 37:23 — The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. 24 votes
- Psalms 119:5 — O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes! 18 votes
- 2 Thessalonians 3:3 — But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil. 17 votes
- Haggai 1:5 — Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways. 16 votes
- Haggai 1:7 — Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways. 14 votes
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- Psalms 37:23 — The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. 55 votes
- Matthew 7:14 — Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. 20 votes
- Hebrews 12:13 — And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be… 19 votes
- Proverbs 14:15 — The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going. 14 votes
Proverbs 4:27
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
Points to (7)
- Deuteronomy 5:32 — Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the… 22 votes
- Joshua 1:7 — Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses… 20 votes
- Deuteronomy 28:14 — And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the… 18 votes
- Proverbs 16:17 — The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul. 12 votes
- Deuteronomy 12:32 — What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it. 11 votes
- Romans 12:9 — Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. 8 votes
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- Isaiah 30:21 — And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the… 71 votes
- Joshua 1:7 — Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses… 17 votes
- Deuteronomy 5:32 — Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the… 10 votes
- Proverbs 1:15 — My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: 7 votes