Proverbs 23:19
Hear, thou, my son, and be wise, and lead forward, in duty, thy heart.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
In Context
18For surely there is a future, and, thine expectation, shall not be cut off.
20Do not be among them who tipple with wine,—among them who are gluttons;
Cross References
Proverbs 4:10Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, and they will multiply to thee the years of life.
Proverbs 6:6Go to the ant, thou sluggard, observe her ways, and be wise;
Proverbs 23:12Bring, to correction, thy heart, and thine ears, to the sayings 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 →