Proverbs 23:19
Thou, my son, hear and be wise, and direct thy heart in the way.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
In Context
18for surely there is a result, and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
20Be not among winebibbers, among riotous eaters of flesh.
Cross References
Proverbs 4:10Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, and the years of thy life shall be multiplied.
Proverbs 6:6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways and be wise:
Proverbs 23:12Apply thy heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 23:18-19
Parental Advice. 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. Here is, 1. A necessary caution against entertaining any favourable thoughts of prospering profaneness: " Let not thy heart envy sinners; do not grudge them either the liberty they take to sin or the success they are to be pitied rather than envied. Their prosperity is their portion ( Ps. xii. 14 ), nay, it is their poison," Prov. i.… Read the whole commentary →