Things the Heart is Like
Proverbs 4:23
Keep your heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.


1. The heart is a lamp, which the High and Holy One has entrusted to our care. Keep it well trimmed.

2. The heart is a ship. Look to the hull and the rudder, the masts, the sails, and the rigging. Have an eye to the crew, and take care what merchandise you have aboard; mind that you have plenty of ballast, and do not carry too much sail.

3. The heart is a temple. Keep it pure and undefiled.

4. The heart is a besieged city, and liable to attacks on all sides. While you defend one part, keep a good look-out on the other.

(Old Humphrey.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

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




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