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Keep Thy Heart With All Diligence

From: Christian Treasury: Volume 11

Narrator: Chris Genthree

Duration: 2min

Proverbs 4:23 • 1 min. read • grade level: 15

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Proverbs 4:23²³Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. (Proverbs 4:23)PRO 4:23²³Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. (Proverbs 4:23)

A proud heart

A backsliding heart

A foolish heart

An impenitent heart

An evil heart

A double hear'

A hardened hurl

An obstinate ham

A wicked hears

A deceived heart

OR a contrite heart

OR a rejoicing head

OR a wise heart

OR a faithful heart

OR a dean heart

OR one bean

OR a lender heart

OR a willing heart

OR a pure heart

OR a True heart

(Psa. 101:5⁵Whoso privily slandereth his neighbor, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer. (Psalm 101:5); Psa. 51:17¹⁷The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. (Psalm 51:17)).

(Nov. 14:14; Psa. 13:5⁵But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. (Psalm 13:5)).

(Rom, 1:21; Job 9:4⁴He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered? (Job 9:4)).

(Rom. 2:5⁵But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; (Romans 2:5); Neh. 9:8⁸And foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give it, I say, to his seed, and hast performed thy words; for thou art righteous: (Nehemiah 9:8)).

(Heb. 3:12¹²Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. (Hebrews 3:12); Psa. 51:101).

(Psa. 12:2²They speak vanity every one with his neighbor: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. (Psalm 12:2); 1 Chron. 12:38³⁸All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king. (1 Chronicles 12:38)).

(Ex. 9:34; 2³⁴And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants. (Exodus 9:34) Kings 22:191).

(Deut. 2:30³⁰But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the Lord thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day. (Deuteronomy 2:30); Ex. 35:5⁵Take ye from among you an offering unto the Lord: whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the Lord; gold, and silver, and brass, (Exodus 35:5)).

(Pout 15:9; Psa. 24:41).

(James 1:26²⁶If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain. (James 1:26); Heb. 10).

N. Berry

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