Proverbs 23:26
My son, give me your undivided attention, and cheerfully follow my example.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
In Context
25Make your father and mother happy; bring joy to her who gave birth to you.
27A prostitute is like being trapped in a pit; an immoral woman is like getting stuck a narrow well,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:5You shall love the Lord your God with all your mind and with all your being and with all your strength.
Psalms 119:2Happy are those who keep his commandments, who sincerely want to follow him.
Proverbs 3:1My son, don't forget my instructions. Always keep my commands in mind.
Proverbs 4:23Most of all, protect your mind, for everything in life flows from it.
Hosea 14:9Who is wise to understand these things? Who has discernment in understanding them? The Lord's paths are right—the good follow them, but rebels trip and fall along the way.
Luke 14:26“If you want to follow me but you don't hate your father and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and sisters—even your own life—you can't 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 →