Proverbs 23:19
Hear—you!—my son, and be wise 1 and direct your heart in the way. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
In Context
18Surely there is a future 1 and your hope will not be cut off. 1
20Do not associate with drunkards, 1 or with gluttonous eaters of meat, 1
Cross References
Proverbs 4:10Listen, my son, and pay attention to my words, 1 and you will have many years in your life. 1
Proverbs 6:6Look at the ant, you lazy person, 1 consider her ways, and be wise. 1
Proverbs 23:12Apply your heart to instruction 1 and your ears to words of knowledge. 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 →