James 4:8 - Come near to God and He will come near to you

Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

We draw near to God in honest prayers with open sincere hearts.

God forgives those who truly come to Him. We cleanse our hands and purify our hearts through forsaking sins. The double-minded are those who are divided in their hearts between God and the world.

Proverbs 4:23 - Guard your heart

Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

Guarding our hearts from sin and the world is of chief importance. It has been said, "As a man thinks, so he is."

A wellspring is a source of continual supply -- often related to wells and water. We must guard our hearts from being polluted by sin as much as possible, as sin pollutes the living waters which are to flow from us.