Holy Scripture

Proverbs 4:25

A church father on this verse
“He "looks right on" who has thoughts free of passion; and he has true judgments, who is not in a state of excitement about external appearances. When he says, "Let thine eyes look right on," he means the vision of the soul; and when he gives the exhortation, "Eat honey, my son, that it may be sweet to thy palate," he…”
Hippolytus of Rome, 3th c. — Hippolytus Exegetical Fragments

Source: Septuagint

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25Let thine eyes look right on, And let thine eyelids assent to just things.

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23Keep thy heart with the utmost care; For out of these are the issues of life.

24Remove from thee a froward mouth, And put far away from thee unjust lips.

— Proverbs 4:25 —

26Make straight paths for thy feet, And order thy ways aright.

27Turn not aside to the right hand nor to the left, But turn away thy foot from an evil way: a For God knows the ways on the right hand, But those on the left are crooked: b And he will make thy ways straight, And will guide thy steps in peace.

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