A heedless person is thoughtless, but a heeding person is wide-awake.
The following seven "take heeds" show how the Christian should ever be on the alert:—
1. Hearing. "Take heed what ye hear" (Mar 4:24; Luk 8:18).
2. Watching. "Take ye heed, watch and pray" (Mar 13:33).
3. Working. "Take heed how he buildeth" (1Cr 3:10).
4. Heart. "Take heed, brethren, lest there…an evil heart of unbelief" (Hbr 3:12).
5. Standing. "Take heed lest he fall" (1Cr 10:12).
6. Covetousness. "Take heed and beware of covetousness" (Luk 12:15).
7. Oneself. "Take heed unto thyself" (1Ti 4:16).