Proverbs 4:25

Proverbs 4:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
• New International Version (NIV)Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let your eyes look straight ahead, And your eyelids look right before you.

Context of Proverbs 4:25

23Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. 24Avoid all perverse talk; stay away from corrupt speech. Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you. 26Mark out a straight path for your feet; stay on the safe path. 27Don’t get sidetracked; keep your feet from following evil.

Proverbs 4:25 word by word

עֵ֭ינֶיךָ לְנֹ֣כַח יַבִּ֑יטוּ וְ֝עַפְעַפֶּ֗יךָ יַיְשִׁ֥רוּ נֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Let thine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• lookנָבַטnâbaţ · to lookH5027
• right onנֹ֫כַחnôkach · beforeH5227
• and let thine eyelidsעַפְעַף‛aph‛aph · eyelidH6079
• look straightיָשַׁרyâshar · to smoothH3474

Cross-references for Proverbs 4:25

• Proverbs 23:5In the blink of an eye wealth disappears, for it will sprout wings and fly away like an eagle.
• Job 31:1“I made a covenant with my eyes not to look with lust at a young woman.
• Psalms 119:37Turn my eyes from worthless things, and give me life through your word.
• Matthew 6:22“Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is filled with light.

Commentaries on Proverbs 4:25

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24-26Verses 24-26 Speech turned from its true purpose, the wandering eye that leads on to evil, action hasty and inconsiderate, are the natural results where we do not “above all keeping keep our heart” Proverbs 4:23.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-27Verses 14-27 The way of evil men may seem pleasant, and the nearest way to compass some end; but it is an evil way, and will end ill; if thou love thy God and thy soul, avoid it. It is not said, Keep at a due distance, but at a great distance; never think you can get far enough from it. The way of the righteous is light; Christ is their Way, and he is the Light. The saints will not be perfect till they reach heaven, but there they shall shine as the sun…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-27Wise people walk through life looking straight ahead.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. Let ... before thee--that is, pursue a sincere and direct purpose, avoiding temptations.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 4:25

• Decision
• Honesty
• Integrity
• Watchfulness
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Diligence
• Getting
• Hold
• Look
• Ponder
• Principal
• Promote
• Right
• Stumble
• Eyelid

Commentaries on Proverbs 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings