Proverbs 23:26
Beni (my son), give me thine lev, 1 and let thine eynayim delight in my drakhim. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
In Context
25Avicha and immecha shall be glad, 1 and she that bore thee shall rejoice. 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:5And thou shalt love Hashem Eloheicha b'chol levavcha uvechol nafshecha uvechol modecha.
Psalms 119:2Ashrei are they that keep His edot (testimonies), 1 and that seek Him with kol lev. 1
Proverbs 3:1Beni (my son), forget not my torah; 1 but let thine lev keep my mitzvot; 1
Proverbs 4:23Set watch over and guard thy lev with all diligence; 1 for out of it are the totze'ot chayyim (issues, wellsprings of life). + 4:23 cf Mk 7:20-23 1
Hosea 14:9Ephrayim shall say, What have I to do any more with atzabim? 1 It is I who answer and look after him; 1 I am like an evergreen cypress. 1 From Me is thy p'ri found. 1
Luke 14:26If someone comes to me, and does not hate + 14:26 hyperbolically, in comparison to Moshiach his own Abba and Em (mother) and isha and yeladim and achim and achayot and in addition also his own life, + 14:26 in the Olam Hazeh he is not able to be my + 14:26 Moshiachʼs talmid.
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 →