Proverbs 4:25 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 4:23-27 MSG (The Message)
Keep vigilant watch over your heart; that’s where life starts. Don’t talk out of both sides of your mouth; avoid careless banter, white lies, and gossip. Keep your eyes straight ahead; ignore all sideshow distractions. Watch your step, and the road will stretch out smooth before you. Look neither right nor left; leave evil in the dust.
Proverbs 4:25 KJV (King James Version)
Let thine eyes look right on, And let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
Proverbs 4:25 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Let your eyes look directly ahead And let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you.
Proverbs 4:25 NCV (New Century Version)
Keep your eyes focused on what is right, and look straight ahead to what is good.
Proverbs 4:25 ASV (American Standard Version)
Let thine eyes look right on, And let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
Proverbs 4:25 NIV (New International Version)
Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you.
Proverbs 4:25 NKJV (New King James Version)
Let your eyes look straight ahead, And your eyelids look right before you.
Proverbs 4:25 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Let your eyes look directly ahead [toward the path of moral courage] And let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you [toward the path of integrity].
Proverbs 4:25 NLT (New Living Translation)
Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you.
Proverbs 4:25 TPT (The Passion Translation)
Set your gaze on the path before you. With fixed purpose, looking straight ahead, ignore life’s distractions.
Proverbs 4:25 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you.