Proverbs 4: 20-27
My son, be attentive to my words;
incline your ear to my sayings.
Let them not escape from your sight;
keep them within your heart.
For they are life to those who find them,
and healing to all their flesh.
Keep your heart with all vigilance,
for from it flow the springs of life.
Put away from you crooked speech,
and put devious talk far from you.
Let your eyes look directly forward,
and your gaze be straight before you.
Ponder the path of your feet;
then all your ways will be sure.
Do not swerve to the right or to the left;
turn your foot away from evil.
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One can accuse Solomon of being repetitive – he’s still on about listening attentively to him! But at least this time he gives us an anatomy lesson.
Ears – listen well.
Eyes – don’t lose sight of them.
Heart – from which flows the blood of life and by inference wisdom is the blood of living.
Flesh ? Muscles – healthy to run the race set before you.
Tongue – straight and clean speech.
Eyes (again) keep looking straight ahead.
Feet – watch where you’re going.
Brain – be careful not to stumble, swerve, fall into evil.
Overall a pretty good lesson I think. He’s stressing that this is a ‘whole-of-life’ issue.
Prayer: Please make me healthy from top to toe!
As I read it! 
Thank you Barry for your comments and insight into these Proverbs. They are definitely worth reading often. Darryl used to encourage people to read a chapter of Proverbs a day, and in a month you will have read through the whole Book. “A proverb a day keeps the devil away.” That’s just something I made up. One of the speakers at the Belgrave Heights Summer Convention last month, (which was on-line), preached through several chapters of Proverbs, and that was most worthwhile and enlightening. God bless you and keep up the good work.
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Thank you and God bless you richly!
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