Proverbs 23:19
Hear thou, my son, and be wise; And let thy heart go forward in the way!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
In Context
18For surely there shall be a reward, And thine expectation shall not be cut off.
20Be not thou among winebibbers, And riotous eaters of flesh;
Cross References
Proverbs 4:10Hear, O my son! and receive my sayings! So shall the years of thy life be many.
Proverbs 6:6Go to the ant, O sluggard! Consider her ways, and be wise!
Proverbs 23:12Apply thy heart to 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 →