KJV King James Version
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Proverbs 23:19
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course.
WEB World English Bible
Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path!
ASV American Standard Version
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And guide thy heart in the way.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And make happy in the way thy heart,
Surrounding context — Proverbs 23
16 Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
17 Let not thine heart envy sinners: but [be thou] in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
18 For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
20 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe [a man] with rags.
22 Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
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Proverbs 23:26My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.Proverbs 23:12Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.Proverbs 4:10-23Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.Proverbs 6:6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:Proverbs 9:6Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
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