Proverbs 23:26
My sonne, giue mee thine heart, and let thine eyes delite in my wayes.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
In Context
25Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall reioyce.
27For a whore is as a deepe ditche, and a strange woman is as a narrowe pitte.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:5And thou shalt loue the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soule, and with all thy might.
Psalms 119:2Blessed are they that keepe his testimonies, and seeke him with their whole heart.
Proverbs 3:1My sonne, forget not thou my Lawe, but let thine heart keepe my commandements.
Proverbs 4:23Keepe thine heart with all diligence: for thereout commeth life.
Hosea 14:9Ephraim shall say, What haue I to doe any more with idoles? I haue heard him, and looked vpon him: I am like a greene firre tree: vpon me is thy fruite founde.
Luke 14:26If any man come to mee, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters: yea, and his owne life also, he can not 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 →