Proverbs 4:21
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
סוּר
çûwr
to turn off (literal or figurative)
עַיִן
ʻayin
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
שָׁמַר
shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
תָּוֶךְ
tâvek
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
לֵב
lêb
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁמַר shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Study H8104 →עַיִן ʻayin
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
Study H5869 →לֵב lêb
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
Study H3820 →Cross References
My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
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