Whatever is true, noble, right, pure, lovely: think about these things.

Paul, Letter to the Philippians, Philippians 4:8

What it means

Your mind becomes what it dwells on. Paul gives a filter for attention: is it true, is it noble, is it good. Choose what you feed your thoughts.

The source

"Whatever is true, noble, right, pure, lovely: think about these things." Paul, Letter to the Philippians said it in Philippians 4:8. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"Τὸ λοιπόν, ἀδελφοί, ὅσα ἐστὶν ἀληθῆ, ὅσα σεμνά, ὅσα δίκαια, ὅσα ἁγνά, ὅσα προσφιλῆ, ὅσα εὔφημα, εἴ τις ἀρετὴ καὶ εἴ τις ἔπαινος, ταῦτα λογίζεσθε."

Original Greek, Philippians 4:8. Text read at github.com.

Who said it

The New Testament (1st century AD). The Gospels, the letters of Paul, James, Peter and John, and Revelation. Every line is our own translation from the Koine Greek of the Byzantine text, set beside the King James wording.

Questions

What does "Whatever is true, noble, right, pure, lovely: think about these things." mean?: Your mind becomes what it dwells on. Paul gives a filter for attention: is it true, is it noble, is it good. Choose what you feed your thoughts.
Who said "Whatever is true, noble, right, pure, lovely: think about these things."?: Paul, Letter to the Philippians (1st century AD). Source: Philippians 4:8.
What is the original Greek?: Τὸ λοιπόν, ἀδελφοί, ὅσα ἐστὶν ἀληθῆ, ὅσα σεμνά, ὅσα δίκαια, ὅσα ἁγνά, ὅσα προσφιλῆ, ὅσα εὔφημα, εἴ τις ἀρετὴ καὶ εἴ τις ἔπαινος, ταῦτα λογίζεσθε. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.
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Cite this line

"Whatever is true, noble, right, pure, lovely: think about these things." (Paul, Letter to the Philippians, Philippians 4:8, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/whatever-is-true-noble-right-pure-lovely-think