Proverbs 23:26
Oh give, my son, thy mind unto me, and let, thine eyes, observe, my ways;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
In Context
25Rejoice shall thy father and thy mother, yea she, shall exult, who bare thee.
27For, a deep chasm, is the unchaste woman, and, a narrow pit, the female unknown;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:5Thou shalt therefore love Yahweh thy God,—with all thy heart and with all thy soul, and with all thy might;
Psalms 119:2How happy they who observe his testimonies, with a whole heart, they seek him.
Proverbs 3:1My son, mine instruction, do not thou forget, and, my commandment, let thy heart observe;
Proverbs 4:23Above all that must be guarded, keep thou thy heart, for, out of it, are the issues of life.
Hosea 14:9Who is wise, that he may understand these things? intelligent, that he may take knowledge of them? For, straightforward, are the ways of Yahweh, and, the righteous, shall travel therein, but, transgressors, shall stumble therein.
Luke 14:26If anyone cometh unto me, and hateth not his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, further also, even his own life, he cannot 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 →