Proverbs 3:21 KJV — MannaFest

Proverbs 3:21

My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:

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ASV

My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep sound wisdom and discretion:

WEB

My son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment.

YLT

My son! let them not turn from thine eyes, Keep thou wisdom and thoughtfulness,

DBT

My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; keep sound wisdom and discretion:

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Proverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.

Author: Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
Date: Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.

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Proverbs 4:23
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
Deuteronomy 4:9
Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons;
Joshua 1:8
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
Hebrews 2:1
Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
Deuteronomy 6:6–9
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:

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It is wealth that is worth keeping. The argument to enforce this exhortation is taken from the unspeakable advantage which wisdom, thus kept, will be of to us. In respect of strength and satisfaction: "It will be life to thy soul (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

We must do all the good we can, and no hurt, to our neighbours, because according as men are just or unjust, charitable or uncharitable, humble or haughty, accordingly they shall receive of God,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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