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Heart is mentioned 595 times in 566 verses of the NLT

Proverbs 4:23 NIV

Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.

Proverbs 4:23 NLT

Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.

Proverbs 4:23 The Message

Keep vigilant watch over your heart; that’s where life starts.

How do you guard your heart?

Gates to the heart...

Eyes, Ears, Mouth

Model of this principle at work

Psalm 1:1–3 NIV

Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers.

An example of something to meditate on..

Psalm 119:33–40 NLT

Teach me your decrees, O Lord; I will keep them to the end. Give me understanding and I will obey your instructions; I will put them into practice with all my heart. Make me walk along the path of your commands, for that is where my happiness is found. Give me an eagerness for your laws rather than a love for money! Turn my eyes from worthless things, and give me life through your word. Reassure me of your promise, made to those who fear you. Help me abandon my shameful ways; for your regulations are good. I long to obey your commandments! Renew my life with your goodness.