Commentary for Proverbs 4:23
מִֽכָּל־מִ֭שְׁמָר נְצֹ֣ר לִבֶּ֑ךָ כִּֽי־מִ֝מֶּ֗נּוּ תּוֹצְא֥וֹת חַיִּֽים׃
Above all that thou guardest keep thy heart; For out of it are the issues of life.
Rashi on Proverbs
From every interdict From whatever the Torah commanded to beware of, guard your heart (from transgressing), regardless whether it is a minor sin or a grave sin.
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Rashi on Proverbs
for the issues of life [come] out of it For from even a minor one you shall have life and a great reward if you fulfill it—so did Rabbi Tanhuma expound.
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