Proverbs 4:25 (ASV)

Passage

Let thine eyes look right on, And let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 4:23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life.

Proverbs 4:24 Put away from thee a wayward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee.

Proverbs 4:25 Let thine eyes look right on, And let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

Proverbs 4:26 Make level the path of thy feet, And let all thy ways be established.

Proverbs 4:27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: Remove thy foot from evil.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thine", "eyes", "look", "right", "eyelids", and "straight". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thine" and "eyes", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "Put away from thee a wayward mouth..." into verse 26's "Make level the path of thy feet...", so "thine" and "eyes" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "thine" and "eyes" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.