Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart; New Living Translation Don’t lose sight of them. Let them penetrate deep into your heart, English Standard Version Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. Berean Standard Bible Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart. King James Bible Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. New King James Version Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; New American Standard Bible They are not to escape from your sight; Keep them in the midst of your heart. NASB 1995 Do not let them depart from your sight; Keep them in the midst of your heart. NASB 1977 Do not let them depart from your sight; Keep them in the midst of your heart. Legacy Standard Bible Do not let them deviate from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart. Amplified Bible Do not let them escape from your sight; Keep them in the center of your heart. Christian Standard Bible Don’t lose sight of them; keep them within your heart. Holman Christian Standard Bible Don’t lose sight of them; keep them within your heart. American Standard Version Let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep them in the midst of thy heart. Contemporary English Version Don't forget a single word, but think about it all. English Revised Version Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. GOD'S WORD® Translation Do not lose sight of these things. Keep them deep within your heart Good News Translation Never let them get away from you. Remember them and keep them in your heart. International Standard Version Do not let them out of your sight; keep them within your heart. Majority Standard Bible Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart. NET Bible Do not let them depart from your sight, guard them within your heart; New Heart English Bible Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the midst of your heart. Webster's Bible Translation Let them not depart from thy eyes; keep them in the midst of thy heart. World English Bible Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the center of your heart. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionDo not let them turn aside from your eyes, "" Preserve them in the midst of your heart. Young's Literal Translation Let them not turn aside from thine eyes, Preserve them in the midst of thy heart. Smith's Literal Translation They shall not turn aside from thine eyes; watch them in the midst of thy heart. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleLet them not depart from thy eyes, keep them in the midst of thy heart: Catholic Public Domain Version Let them not recede from your eyes. Keep them in the midst of your heart. New American Bible Let them not slip from your sight, keep them within your heart; New Revised Standard Version Do not let them escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleDo not let them depart from your eyes; but keep them in the midst of your heart. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Do not let them depart before your eyes but keep them within your heart. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep them in the midst of thy heart. Brenton Septuagint Translation that thy fountains may not fail thee; keep them in thine heart. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Father's Instruction…20My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. 21Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart. 22For they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body.… Cross References Deuteronomy 6:6-9 These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts. / And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. / Tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. ... Joshua 1:8 This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do. Psalm 119:11 I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You. Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Psalm 1:2 But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night. Psalm 19:14 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer. Isaiah 55:11 so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it. Jeremiah 31:33 “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. Ezekiel 36:26-27 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. / And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances. Matthew 4:4 But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” Matthew 7:24-25 Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. / The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock. Luke 8:15 But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop. John 15:7 If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. John 14:23 Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. Romans 10:8 But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming: Treasury of Scripture Let them not depart from your eyes; keep them in the middle of your heart. depart Proverbs 3:3,21 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: … in the Proverbs 2:1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; Psalm 40:8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart. Jump to Previous Deep Depart Escape Eyes Heart Midst Preserve Sight Turn WithinJump to Next Deep Depart Escape Eyes Heart Midst Preserve Sight Turn WithinProverbs 4 1. persuades to wisdom14. and to show wickedness 20. He exhorts to sanctification Do not lose sight of them This phrase emphasizes the importance of constant vigilance and focus. In the Hebrew text, the word for "lose sight" can be understood as "to depart" or "to let slip away." The wisdom and teachings being referred to are not just to be acknowledged but actively retained. Historically, this reflects the ancient practice of oral tradition, where teachings were memorized and recited regularly to ensure they were not forgotten. In a spiritual sense, this calls believers to a disciplined life where God's wisdom is ever-present in their daily walk. keep them within your heart Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Do notאַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not lose יַלִּ֥יזוּ (yal·lî·zū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3868: To turn aside, to depart, be perverse sight of them; מֵעֵינֶ֑יךָ (mê·‘ê·ne·ḵā) Preposition-m | Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain keep שָׁ֝מְרֵ֗ם (mə·rêm) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to them within בְּת֣וֹךְ (bə·ṯō·wḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8432: A bisection, the centre your heart. לְבָבֶֽךָ׃ (lə·ḇā·ḇe·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 3824: Inner man, mind, will, heart Links Proverbs 4:21 NIVProverbs 4:21 NLT Proverbs 4:21 ESV Proverbs 4:21 NASB Proverbs 4:21 KJV Proverbs 4:21 BibleApps.com Proverbs 4:21 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 4:21 Chinese Bible Proverbs 4:21 French Bible Proverbs 4:21 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 4:21 Let them not depart from your eyes (Prov. 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