Proverbs 23:26
My sonne geue me thyne heart, and let thyne eyes haue pleasure in my wayes:
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
In Context
25[Do so that] thy father and mother may be glad of thee, and that she that bare thee may reioyce.
27For an whore is a deepe graue, and a straunge woman is a narowe pit.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:1My sonne, forget not thou my lawe, but see that thine heart kepe my commaundementes:
Proverbs 4:23Kepe thyne heart with all diligence, for out of it issueth lyfe.
Luke 14:26If any man come to me, and hate not his father and mother, and wyfe, and chyldren, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his owne lyfe also, he can not be my disciple.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 23:20-29
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. 23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. 24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him. 25… Read the whole commentary →