Proverbs 23:19
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.
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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course.
- KJV
- Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
- WEB
- Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path!
- ASV
- Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And guide thy heart in the way.
- DARBY
- Thou, my son, hear and be wise, and direct thy heart in the way.
- BLB
- Listen you, my son, and be wise, and let your heart walk straight in the way.
- ÅB
- Hør, min sønn, og bli vis og la ditt hjerte gå bent fram på veien!
- OTB
- Lytt, min sønn, og vær klok, og styr ditt hjerte på den rette veien:
- B1930
- Hør, min sønn, og bli vis og la ditt hjerte gå bent frem på veien!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 23:26
My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
Read in contextProverbs 23:12
Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
Read in contextProverbs 4:10–23
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
Read in contextProverbs 6:6
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Read in contextProverbs 9:6
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
Read in context