Thistles and snares are in perverse ways, but he that keeps his soul will refrain from them.

Hear, [my] son, and be wise, and rightly direct the thoughts of your heart.

He that trusts to a bold heart, such a one is a fool: but he that walks in wisdom shall be safe.

Take heed to yourself, and keep your heart diligently: forget not any of the things, which your eyes have seen, and let them not depart from your heart all the days of your life; and you shall teach your sons and your sons' sons,

Prove me, O God, and know my heart; examine me, and know my paths;

and see if [there is any] way of iniquity in me, and lead me in an everlasting way.

The heart is deep beyond all things, and it constitutes the man, and who can know him?

Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. Indeed the spirit is eager, but the flesh is weak."

looking diligently lest anyone fall from the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness growing up cause trouble, and through this many be defiled;

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[My] son, let [them] not pass from [you], but keep my counsel and understanding:

A gracious wife brings glory to her husband, but a woman hating righteousness is a theme of dishonor. The slothful come to want, but the diligent support themselves with wealth.

He that keeps his own mouth keeps his own life, but he that is hasty with his lips shall bring terror upon himself.

There is an infirmity which I have seen under the sun, [namely], wealth kept for its owner to his [own] hurt.

A good man out of his good treasure brings forth good things, and an evil man out of his evil treasure brings forth evil things.

For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.

For from within, out of the heart of men, come forth evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

All these evil things come from within and defile a man."

But each [one] is tempted by his own lusts, being drawn away and being seduced [by them].

Then lust, when it conceives, gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.