23. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Proverbs 4:23:1 ⧉מִֽכָּל־מִ֭שְׁמָרmikolmishmarfrom all guarding Proverbs 4:23:2 ⧉נְצֹ֣רnetsorguard Proverbs 4:23:3 ⧉לִבֶּ֑ךָlibekhayour heart Proverbs 4:23:4 ⧉כִּֽי־מִ֝מֶּ֗נּוּkimimenufor from it Proverbs 4:23:5 ⧉תּוֹצְא֥וֹתtotseotgoings-out Proverbs 4:23:6 ⧉חַיִּֽים׃khayimlife |
23. Formal Translation Guard your heart more than any safeguarding, for from it come the sources of life {chayyim: vitality, existence}. |
23. Dynamic Translation Above everything else, protect your heart {libekha: inner self, feelings}, because it is the wellspring {totse'ot: sources, flows} from which your life flows. |