Proverbs 4:21
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Do not let them departיַלִּ֥יזוּ
(yal·li·zu)
3868: to turn aside, departa prim. root
from your sight;מֵעֵינֶ֑יךָ
(me·'ei·nei·cha;)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation
Keepמְרֵ֗ם
(me·rem)
8104: to keep, watch, preservea prim. root
them in the midstבְּתֹ֣וךְ
(be·to·vch)
8432: midstof uncertain derivation
of your heart.לְבָבֶֽךָ׃
(le·va·ve·cha.)
3824: inner man, mind, will, heartfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Let them not depart
luwz  (looz)
to turn aside, i.e. (literally) to depart, (figuratively) be perverse -- depart, froward, perverse(-ness).
from thine eyes
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
keep
shamar  (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
them in the midst
tavek  (taw'-vek)
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre -- among(-st), between, half, (there-,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), out (of), through, with(-in).
of thine heart
lebab  (lay-bawb')
the heart (as the most interior organ)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Do not let them depart from your sight; Keep them in the midst of your heart.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Don't lose sight of them; keep them within your heart.

International Standard Version
Do not let them out of your sight; keep them within your heart.

NET Bible
Do not let them depart from your sight, guard them within your heart;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Do not let them depart before your eyes but keep them within your heart.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Do not lose sight of these things. Keep them deep within your heart

King James 2000 Bible
Let them not depart from your eyes; keep them in the midst of your heart.
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