![]() Yes, we are to guard our hearts as the highest priority, guarded above all else. What does Proverbs chapter 4 mean The call to listen to wisdom is repeated often in the book of Proverbs, especially in the early chapters. But the heart is more deceitful than anything else, and unless checked and guarded above all things, will influence our lives for evil and not for good. These days, the world's cry is to let your heart lead you into whatever your heart desires. We have been endowed with reason and choices, with emotions and a will, which is bound up in our hearts - and we have been given them by God to glorify Him and to enrich our lives.īut they should never be given free rein to rule our lives and dictate our decisions for unguarded feelings can fluctuate, unguarded emotions can twist and turn on a whim, unguarded thoughts can toss to and fro like the waves of the sea, and an unguarded will can lead you away from the path of peace. Hear, my children, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding For I give you good doctrine: Do not forsake my law. ( Proverbs 4:1-2) A plea to listen to a father’s wisdom. The heart is the storehouse for wisdom and all that influences the life and character of an individual, and Jesus reminds us that we should love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength, with every part of our inner being. David Guzik :: Study Guide for Proverbs 4 The Path of the Just and the Way of the Wicked A. 4 he k taught me and said to me, l Let your heart hold fast my words. 3 When I was a son with my father, i tender, j the only one in the sight of my mother. 2 for I give you good h precepts do not forsake my teaching. 14 Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not walk in the way of the evil. 4 f Hear, O sons, a father’s instruction, and be attentive, that you may g gain 1 insight. His advice to his sonspossibly also meaning his studentsin chapter 4 is similar to what he says in Proverbs 1:89 2:16 3:12, 2126 5:12 6:2022 7:1. In this chapter King Solomon continues to pass along this message to his son. 9 She will give you a garland to grace your head and present you with a glorious. The first nine chapters of the book of Proverbs focus on extolling the value of godly wisdom. 2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. 8 Cherish her, and she will exalt you embrace her, and she will honor you. 4 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. Though it cost all you have, get understanding. 7 The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom. ![]() 13 Keep hold of instruction do not let go guard her, for she is your life. 6 Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you love her, and she will watch over you. 12 When you walk, your step will not be hampered, and if you run, you will not stumble. There is an intensity and urgency in this earnest pleading to guard your heart about all else, and in Scripture, the heart is the seat of the thoughts, the will, the conscience, and the emotions. 11 I have taught you the way of wisdom I have led you in the paths of uprightness.
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