Proverbs 4:23
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.”
מוֹצָא
a going forth, i.e. (the act) an egress, or (the place) an exit; hence, a source or product; specifically, dawn, the rising of the sun (the East), exportation, utterance, a gate, a fountain, a mine, a meadow (as producing grass)
חַי
Life
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חַי
Life, living. Chay. The quality of being alive. The same root as Chayim, life in its fullness. God breathed chay into Adam's nostrils and he became a living soul.
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שָׁמַר
Guard
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שָׁמַר
To keep, to guard, to observe. Shamar. The LORD will keep you from all harm. He watches over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
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מִשְׁמָר
Guard
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מִשְׁמָר
a guard (the man, the post or the prison); a deposit (figuratively); also (as observed) a usage (abstractly), or an example (concretely)
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לֵב
Heart
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לֵב
Heart, mind, will. Leb. The centre of human personality. Guard your heart above all else for everything you do flows from it.
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תּוֹצָאָה
the sources of
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תּוֹצָאָה
(only in plural collective) exit, i.e. (geographical) boundary, or (figuratively) deliverance, (actively) source
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נָצַר
guard
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נָצַר
to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)
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מִן
are from/ it
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מִן
properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
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