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Proverbs 4:23

About the book Proverbs Trend of this verse since 2000

Bible text

Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.

Text: World English Bible (Classic, with deuterocanon). The World English Bible is in the Public Domain. "World English Bible" is a trademark of eBible.org.. Licence: Public domain (World English Bible). Source: ebible.org. Footnotes and cross references are left out; the rights holder has not reviewed or endorsed this display.

Statistics

15 of the uses are a lower bound (repetitions not known exactly).

Persons in this verse

No person of the Bible is linked to this verse yet.

Topics of this verse

The strongest topics first, by the votes of the OpenBible.info readers.3 more topics are not shown.

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Numbering in the versification systems?

Bible editions number some verses differently. This verse has the following labels; labels that differ from the one shown above are marked.

Labels of this verse per verse numbering
Verse numberingLabelCoverageConfidence
Das Buch (Roland Werner)Proverbs 4:23 whole versehigh
Elberfelder Bibel 2006 (SCM R. Brockhaus)Proverbs 4:23 whole versehigh
Elberfelder Übersetzung, Edition CSV Hückeswagen (bibelkommentare.de)Proverbs 4:23 whole versehigh
Elberfelder Übersetzung (Version von bibelkommentare.de) (eBible.org deuelbbk USFM)Proverbs 4:23 whole versehigh
Gute Nachricht Bibel 2018Proverbs 4:23 whole versehigh
Hoffnung für alleProverbs 4:23 whole versehigh
Lutherbibel 1912 (DBG digital edition, die-bibel.de LU12)Proverbs 4:23 whole versehigh
Lutherbibel 2017 (DBG digital edition, die-bibel.de LU17)Proverbs 4:23 whole versehigh
Menge-Bibel (last text revised by Menge)Proverbs 4:23 whole versehigh
Neue evangelistische Übersetzung (NeÜ bibel.heute, Karl-Heinz Vanheiden)Proverbs 4:23 whole versehigh
Neue Genfer ÜbersetzungProverbs 4:23 whole versehigh
Neues Leben. Die BibelProverbs 4:23 whole versehigh
Schlachter-Bibel 1951, print numbering (eBible.org deu1951 USFM)Proverbs 4:23 whole versehigh
Schlachter 2000Proverbs 4:23 whole versehigh
VOLXBIBELProverbs 4:23 whole versehigh
Zürcher Bibel (2007)Proverbs 4:23 whole versehigh
American Standard Version (1901) (eBible.org eng-asv USFM)Proverbs 4:23 whole versehigh
Berean Standard Bible (eBible.org engbsb USFM)Proverbs 4:23 whole versehigh
Darby Translation (1890) (eBible.org engDBY USFM)Proverbs 4:23 whole versehigh
Douay-Rheims Bible (American edition 1899) (eBible.org engDRA USFM)Proverbs 4:23 whole versehigh
English Standard VersionProverbs 4:23 whole versehigh
King James Version (1769) with ApocryphaProverbs 4:23 whole versehigh
Legacy Standard Bible (read.lsbible.org)Proverbs 4:23 whole versehigh
NET Bible (eBible.org engnet USFM)Proverbs 4:23 whole versehigh
New International Reader's VersionProverbs 4:23 whole versehigh
New International Version (2011)Proverbs 4:23 whole versehigh
Orthodox Jewish Bible (eBible.org engojb USFM)Proverbs 4:23 whole versehigh
English Revised Version (OT 1885, NT 1881; Apocrypha 1895) (eBible.org eng-rv USFM)Proverbs 4:23 whole versehigh
World English Bible (Classic, with deuterocanon) (eBible.org eng-web USFM)Proverbs 4:23 whole versehigh
Webster's Bible Translation (1833) (eBible.org engwebster USFM)Proverbs 4:23 whole versehigh
Wycliffe's Bible, modern spelling (Terry Noble; assumed to be Bible Hub's WYC) (eBible.org engwyc2017 USFM)Proverbs 4:23 whole versehigh
King James Version (1769 text; Project Gutenberg eBook #10)Proverbs 4:23 whole versehigh
Paratext German (Luther 1912 numbering)Proverbs 4:23 whole versehigh
Paratext English (eng.vrs)Proverbs 4:23 whole versehigh
Paratext Septuagint (lxx.vrs)Proverbs 4:23 whole versehigh
Paratext "Original" (BHS OT, UBS GNT NT; org.vrs)Proverbs 4:23 anchorwhole versecertain
Paratext Russian Protestant (rsc.vrs)Proverbs 4:23 whole versehigh
Paratext Russian Orthodox (rso.vrs)Proverbs 4:23 whole versehigh
Paratext Vulgate (vul.vrs)Proverbs 4:23 whole versehigh

Sources that cite this verse?

Uses?

15 approved public uses (data: Official), newest first.

  1. Date
    Sep 29, 2026
    Cited as
    Proverbs 4:23
    Source
    YouVersion Verse of the Day Archive, YouVersion Verse of the Day
    Usage
    Citation
    Language
    English
    Contributed by
    contributor-3fbt58hvk54z

    Details of this occurrence

  2. Date
    Dec 8, 2025
    Cited as
    Proverbs 4:23
    Source
    YouVersion Verse of the Day Archive, YouVersion Verse of the Day
    Usage
    Citation
    Language
    English
    Contributed by
    contributor-3fbt58hvk54z

    Details of this occurrence

  3. Date
    Oct 2, 2024
    Cited as
    Proverbs 4:23
    Source
    YouVersion Verse of the Day Archive, YouVersion Verse of the Day
    Usage
    Citation
    Language
    English
    Contributed by
    contributor-3fbt58hvk54z

    Details of this occurrence

  4. Date
    May 8, 2023
    Cited as
    Proverbs 4:23
    Source
    YouVersion Verse of the Day Archive, YouVersion Verse of the Day
    Usage
    Citation
    Language
    English
    Contributed by
    contributor-3fbt58hvk54z

    Details of this occurrence

  5. Date
    Jun 21, 2022
    Cited as
    Proverbs 4:23
    Source
    YouVersion Verse of the Day Archive, YouVersion Verse of the Day
    Usage
    Citation
    Language
    English
    Contributed by
    contributor-3fbt58hvk54z

    Details of this occurrence

  6. Date
    Oct 18, 2021
    Cited as
    Proverbs 4:23
    Source
    YouVersion Verse of the Day Archive, YouVersion Verse of the Day
    Usage
    Citation
    Language
    English
    Contributed by
    contributor-3fbt58hvk54z

    Details of this occurrence

  7. Date
    Jul 28, 2020
    Cited as
    Proverbs 4:23
    Source
    YouVersion Verse of the Day Archive, YouVersion Verse of the Day
    Usage
    Citation
    Language
    English
    Contributed by
    contributor-3fbt58hvk54z

    Details of this occurrence

  8. Date
    Jul 7, 2019
    Cited as
    Proverbs 4:23
    Source
    YouVersion Verse of the Day Archive, YouVersion Verse of the Day
    Usage
    Citation
    Language
    English
    Contributed by
    contributor-3fbt58hvk54z

    Details of this occurrence

  9. Date
    Aug 14, 2018
    Cited as
    Proverbs 4:23
    Source
    YouVersion Verse of the Day Archive, YouVersion Verse of the Day
    Usage
    Citation
    Language
    English
    Contributed by
    contributor-3fbt58hvk54z

    Details of this occurrence

  10. Date
    Jan 1, 667 – Dec 31, 735
    Cited as
    Proverbs 4:23
    Source
    Historical Christian Faith: church-father quotations, Homilies on the Gospels
    Usage
    Teaching
    Author
    Bede
    Denomination of the source or organisation
    Catholic
    Language
    Latin
    Venue
    England
    Contributed by
    import-agent

    Details of this occurrence

  11. Date
    Jan 1, 470 – Dec 31, 542
    Cited as
    Proverbs 4:23
    Source
    Historical Christian Faith: church-father quotations, SERMON
    Usage
    Teaching
    Author
    Caesarius of Arles
    Denomination of the source or organisation
    Catholic
    Language
    Latin
    Contributed by
    import-agent

    Details of this occurrence

  12. Date
    Jan 1, 334 – Dec 31, 397
    Cited as
    Proverbs 4:23
    Source
    Historical Christian Faith: church-father quotations, On the Duties of the Clergy
    Usage
    Citation
    Author
    Ambrose of Milan
    Denomination of the source or organisation
    Early Church
    Language
    Latin
    Venue
    Milan
    Contributed by
    import-agent

    Details of this occurrence

  13. Date
    Jan 1, 295 – Dec 31, 391
    Cited as
    Proverbs 4:23
    Source
    Historical Christian Faith: church-father quotations, FIFTY SPIRITUAL HOMILIES
    Usage
    Teaching
    Author
    Macarius of Egypt
    Denomination of the source or organisation
    Early Church
    Language
    Ancient Greek (to 1453)
    Contributed by
    import-agent

    Details of this occurrence

  14. Date
    Jan 1, 329 – Dec 31, 379
    Cited as
    Proverbs 4:23
    Source
    Historical Christian Faith: church-father quotations, ON RENUNCIATION OF THE WORLD
    Usage
    Citation
    Author
    Basil of Caesarea
    Denomination of the source or organisation
    Early Church
    Language
    Ancient Greek (to 1453)
    Venue
    Caesarea in Cappadocia
    Contributed by
    import-agent

    Details of this occurrence

  15. Date
    Jan 1, 179 – Dec 31, 254
    Cited as
    Proverbs 4:23
    Source
    Historical Christian Faith: church-father quotations, AGAINST CELSUS
    Usage
    Citation
    Author
    Origen of Alexandria
    Denomination of the source or organisation
    Early Church
    Language
    Ancient Greek (to 1453)
    Contributed by
    import-agent

    Details of this occurrence

How this was computed – counting rule: Every covered verse (baseline) / Named verses only; data: Official; as of Nov 9, 2026, 11:15 AM UTC

Neutral key: nrf1:PRO.004.023

Metric
Verse-level uses: every citation adds one for each verse it covers, under the counting rule. A citation of three verses adds 3. (definition)
Counting rule
Every covered verse (baseline) The baseline rule: every mention of every verse counts; a chapter or a range counts once for each verse it covers, and an unknown repetition counts as one. (definition) – uses; references to a whole chapter count for each of its verses
Named verses only Like the baseline rule, but only references that name verses count; whole chapters and books are left out. The Top 100 verses use it, so a chapter reference does not lift every verse of the chapter. (definition) – uses naming the verse (owner decision P5); the basis of the Top 100 and of the rank
Profile
Official The official profile of every public number: only reviewed and approved entries whose evidence quality is high enough. (definition) – reviewed and approved data only
Epoch
124, published Nov 9, 2026, 11:15 AM UTC (provisional)
Sequence
Protestant canon, 66 books (KJV numbering) prot66.nrf, mapping release R8
Rank
As in the Top 100: uses naming the verse, highest first, over the verses named at least once; tied verses share a rank.
Uses
Approved public uses of the data shown, with at least one cited passage on these verses. The list follows the current approved data; the numbers are those of the epoch.

Live numbers are recomputed every 15 minutes and are provisional until a data release is frozen. The Bible text is shown for reading only; it is never counted. How we count Glossary