Proverbs 23:19
Hear, my son, and be wise, 1 And rightly direct the thoughts of thy heart. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
In Context
20Be not a wine bibber, 1 Neither continue long at feasts, and purchases of flesh: 1
Cross References
Proverbs 4:10Hear, my son, and receive my words; 1 And the years of thy life shall be increased, 1 That the resources of thy life may be many. 1
Proverbs 6:6Go to the ant, O sluggard; 1 And see, and emulate his ways, 1 And become wiser than he. 1
Proverbs 23:12Apply thy heart to instruction, 1 And prepare thine ears for words of discretion. 1
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 →