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Proverbs 4:23-25
New Catholic Bible
Proverbs 4:23-25
New Catholic Bible
23 Guard your heart with all possible vigilance,
for from it flow the wellsprings of life.[a]
24 Turn away from the mouth that deceives
and keep your distance from lips that mislead.[b]
25 Let your eyes look straight ahead;
fix your gaze on what lies before you.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:23 Guard your heart . . . wellsprings of life: those who store up good things in their hearts ensure that their words and actions will be good. Jesus said, “The mouth speaks from the abundance of the heart” (Mt 12:34).
- Proverbs 4:24 See note on Prov 2:12.
