Proverbs 23:26
Give, my son, thy heart to me, And let thine eyes watch my ways.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
In Context
25Rejoice doth thy father and thy mother, Yea, she that bare thee is joyful.
27For a harlot [is] a deep ditch, And a strange woman [is] a strait pit.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:5and thou hast loved Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might,
Psalms 119:2O the happiness of those keeping His testimonies, With the whole heart they seek Him.
Proverbs 3:1My son! my law forget not, And my commands let thy heart keep,
Proverbs 4:23Above every charge keep thy heart, For out of it [are] the outgoings of life.
Hosea 14:9Who [is] wise, and doth understand these? Prudent, and knoweth them? For upright are the ways of Jehovah, And the righteous go on in them, And the transgressors stumble therein!
Luke 14:26'If any one doth come unto me, and doth not hate his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and yet even his own life, he is not able to 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 →