Proverbs 23:19
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
King James Version
In Context
18For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
20Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
Cross References
Proverbs 4:10Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
Proverbs 6:6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Proverbs 23:12Apply thine heart unto 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 →