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Proverbs 4:22 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. "
Proverbs 4:22
Verse in Context
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My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far
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Proverbs 4:1
"Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding."
Proverbs 4:2
"For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law."
Proverbs 4:3
"For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother."
Proverbs 4:4
"He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live."
Proverbs 4:5
"Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth."
Proverbs 4:6
"Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep"
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