Pro 4:21 | NET2full | STEP | Do not let them depart from your sight ; guard them within your heart ,

‏ Proverbs 4:21

21 Do not let them depart ^{▼▼tn The Hiphil form יַלִּיזוּ (yallizu) follows the Aramaic with gemination. The verb means “to turn aside; to depart” (intransitive Hiphil or inner causative).} from your sight;
guard ^{▼▼tn Or “keep” (so KJV, NIV, NRSV and many others).} them within your heart, ^{▼▼sn The words “eyes” and “heart” are metonymies of subject representing the faculties of each. Cf. CEV “think about it all.”}