Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
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The way of evil men may seem pleasant, and the nearest way to compass some end; but it is an evil way, and will end ill; if you love your God and your soul, avoid it. It is not said, Keep at a due distance, but at a great distance; never think you can get far enough from it.
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This thought runs through Proverbs 4:23-27.
Proverbs 4:23 quoted in popular culture
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Wikiquote match for "keep thy heart with all diligence" · Wikiquote search matched the biblical phrase "keep thy heart with all diligence". Snippet: dispensation appears sufficiently from those expressions. " Keep thy heart with all diligence ." (Prov. iv. 23) "Commune with your own heart." (Psal. iv