Proverbs 4
Treated in 31 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 4:23 More than anything you protect, protect your heart, because the whole course of your life flows out of it. 15
- 4:18 But the road the righteous walk is like the light at daybreak, shining brighter and brighter until it is broad day. 7
- 4:7 This is where wisdom starts: get wisdom. Spend all you have, if you must, to get understanding. 2
- 4:13 Grip discipline tightly and do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life. 2
- 4:22 To those who find them they are life, and health for their whole body. 2
- 4:8 Cherish her, and she will lift you up; hold her close, and she will bring you honor. 1
- 4:9 She will set a lovely wreath on your head and present you with a glorious crown." 1
- 4:12 When you walk, nothing will hem in your steps; when you run, you will not trip. 1
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Where it is preached
- Tell Me the Story – Book 9: Songs and Wise Words ·
Two Paths cites Proverbs 4:18
…righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday” (Proverbs 4:18). Every day, we choose which path to walk on. Read it in your Bible: Psalm 1; Proverbs…
- Daughters of the King – 30 Days with God for Girls – Book 3 ·
Day 13 — Wisdom Is Supreme cites Proverbs 4:7
…is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.” — Proverbs 4:7 (BSB) As you grow up, you get to make more of your own choices. What to wear. Who to be…
- The Story of Amanda Smith (For Children) ·
Learning to Read by the Window cites Proverbs 4:7
“Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom.” — Proverbs 4:7 Amanda longed to go to school. But when she was a girl, Black children were hardly…
- Holiness ·
The Cost cites Prov. iv. 8
…of the just is as the shining light, which shineth more and more unto the perfect day.” (Prov. iv. 8.) Such sums as these, no doubt, are often not done correctly. Not a few, I am well aware…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.2 The Second Commandment cites Prov 4: 9
…Deut 4: 5, 6. To be wise is a great honour. We may say of every commandment of God, as Prov 4: 9: It ‘shall give to thy head an ornament of grace.’ [5] The commands of God are infinitely…
- George Müller of Bristol ·
Following the Pillar of Cloud and Fire cites Prov. iv. 12
…"As thou goest, step by step, the way shall open up before thee." (See the Hebrew, of Prov. iv. 12.) At Stuttgart he found and felt, like Jude, that it was "needful earnestly to contend…
- A Body of Divinity ·
The Scriptures cites Prov 4:13
…we ought to contend for the Word of God. This jewel is too precious to be parted with. Prov 4:13. ‘Keep her, for she is thy life.’ The Scripture is beset with enemies; heretics fight…
- A Body of Divinity ·
Sanctification cites Prov 4:13
…pursue after sanctification. Seek grace more than gold. ‘Keep her, for she is thy life.’ Prov 4:13. What are the chief inducements to sanctification? (1.) It is the will of God that we…
- Thoughts for the Quiet Hour ·
March cites Prov. iv. 18
…of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. Prov. iv. 18. Have I begun this path of heavenly love and knowledge now? Am I progressing in it? Do I…
- How to Succeed in the Christian Life ·
Looking unto Jesus cites Prov. 4: 18
…He leads. This is the path of the just which shineth more and more unto the perfect day (Prov. 4: 18). He is the Light of the World, any one who follows Him shall not walk in darkness, but…
- The Key Teachings of Gareth Evans ·
A Reader’s Guide to Gareth Evans cites PROVERBS 4:18
…of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. PROVERBS 4:18
- The Key Teachings of Charles G. Finney ·
I Am Doing a Great Work cites Proverbs 4:18
…of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day (Proverbs 4:18). He wanted them taught to distinguish emotion from principle — the passing feelings of…
- The Key Teachings of A. B. Simpson ·
Christ Our Sanctifier cites PROVERBS 4:18
…of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. PROVERBS 4:18 The image is of increasing light, not of arrival. Simpson used it to protect believers…
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
Part I. Concerning the nature of the affections and their importance in religion cites Prov. 4:18
…it, or like to it, in degree and circumstances. This is evident by many Scriptures, as Prov. 4:18; John 4:14, and chap. 6:40, 47, 50, 51, 54, 58; 1 John 3:16; 1 Cor. 13:8-12. It is…
- Christ the Healer ·
Is Healing for All? cites Prov. 4:22
…worketh” in them that believe, and is “health to all their flesh.” (See I Thes. 2:12; Prov. 4:22.) Faith Rests on More Than Mere Ability If a millionaire were to appear before an…
- Christ the Healer ·
How to Appropriate the Redemptive and Covenant Blessing of Bodily Healing cites Prov. 4:22
…worketh” in them that believe, and is “health to all their flesh.” (See I Thes. 2:12; Prov. 4:22.) Just as a little girl’s faith for a new dress comes by hearing the promise of her…
- The Key Teachings of Elisabeth Elliot ·
Discipline: The Glad Surrender cites PROVERBS 4:23
…weather inside. Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. PROVERBS 4:23 The book ends where it began, with the call. The whole of the disciplined life, in her…
- Thoughts for the Quiet Hour ·
May cites Prov. iv. 23
…Gordon. May 26 Keep thy heart with all diligence: for out of it are the issues of life. Prov. iv. 23. He who would keep his heart pure and holy, must plant a sentinel at every avenue by…
- Anchored – 30 Days with God for Teens – Book 1 ·
Day 24 — Purity cites Proverbs 4:23
…your actions. “Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life” (Proverbs 4:23). Talk to someone. A parent, or a trusted adult at church, has heard it all before.…
- Real Questions – Book 1 ·
Can a Christian Date Someone Who Isn’t? cites Proverbs 4:23
…the other way. “Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life” (Proverbs 4:23). “But we’re only fifteen, we’re not getting married!” Fair enough. But that’s a reason…
- Rooted – 30 Days with God for Youth – Book 3 ·
Day 24 — Guard Your Heart cites Proverbs 4:23
“Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.” — Proverbs 4:23 (BSB) Imagine a spring high up in the mountains, where clear, fresh water bubbles out of…
- The Key Teachings of Augustine of Hippo ·
My Weight Is My Love cites PROVERBS 4:23
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. PROVERBS 4:23 Near the end of the Confessions, reflecting on the Spirit who moved upon the waters at…
- The Key Teachings of Jeanne Guyon ·
The Key of the Interior cites PROVERBS 4:23
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. PROVERBS 4:23 It would be easy to read Madame Guyon as a teacher of private spirituality only: a guide…
- The Key Teachings of John Owen ·
Entering into Temptation cites PROVERBS 4:23
…all diligence. Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. PROVERBS 4:23 But Owen’s deepest counsel about watching is not a technique at all. He believed that the…
- The Key Teachings of Martyn Lloyd-Jones ·
Talking to Yourself cites PROVERBS 4:23
…weakest part. Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. PROVERBS 4:23 Talking to yourself The remedy is to reverse the process. Instead of letting the self…
- The Key Teachings of Richard Baxter ·
Self-Examination cites PROVERBS 4:23
…aimed too late. Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. PROVERBS 4:23 The proverb locates the work upstream. By the time a sin has reached speech or action it…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.7 The Seventh Commandment cites Prov 4: 23
…141: 3. (4) Look in a special manner to your heart. ‘Keep thy heart with all diligence.’ Prov 4: 23. Every one has a tempter in his own bosom. ‘Out of the heart proceed evil thoughts.’ Matt…
- Our Daily Walk ·
May cites Pro 4:23
…of Joy. AMEN. May 29 THE FORTRESS OF THE HEART “Keep thy heart with all diligence.”— Pro 4:23. “The peace of God shall keep your hearts.”— Phi 4:7. IN MOST of the old castles there is…
- Real Questions – Book 3 ·
Is It Okay to Enjoy Music and Films That Aren’t Christian? cites Proverbs 4:23
…of your head. “Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life” (Proverbs 4:23). Where Christians differ Some Christians choose to keep almost entirely to Christian…
- A Call to the Unconverted ·
Sermon IV cites Prov. iv. 23
…He hath set you with all diligence to keep your hearts; and is this the keeping of them? Prov. iv. 23. 5. You do even forbid all others to pity you when you will have no pity on…
- Old Paths ·
The Heart cites Prov. iv. 23
…part of us on which the state of our soul depends. “Out of it are the issues of life.” (Prov. iv. 23.) The reason, the understanding, the conscience, the affections, are all second in…