Devine Scripture

Proverbs 3:21

Proverbs chapter 3 · verse 21 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep sound wisdom and discretion:

KJV

King James Version · 1611

My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep sound wisdom and discretion:

Context

v.20By his knowledge the depths were broken up, And the skies drop down the dew.

v.21This passage

v.22So shall they be life unto thy soul, And grace to thy neck.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Proverbs 4:21

    Let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep them in the midst of thy heart.

  • Proverbs 2:7

    He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright; He isa shield to them that walk in integrity;

  • Proverbs 3:1

    My son, forget not my law; But let thy heart keep my commandments:

  • Deuteronomy 4:9

    Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes saw, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life; but make them known unto thy children and thy children’s children;

  • Hebrews 2:1

    Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things that were heard, lest haply we drift away from them.

  • Joshua 1:8

    This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate thereon day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.