Proverbs 23:26
24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
25 Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
27 For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
28 She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes delight in my ways.
- KJV
- My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
- WEB
- My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways.
- ASV
- My son, give me thy heart; And let thine eyes delight in my ways.
- DARBY
- My son, give me thy heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
- BLB
- My son, give your heart to me, and let your eyes delight [in] my ways.
- ÅB
- Min sønn! Gi meg ditt hjerte, og la dine øyne ha lyst til mine veier!
- OTB
- Min sønn, gi meg ditt hjerte og la dine øyne glede seg over mine veier,
- B1930
- Min sønn! Gi mig ditt hjerte, og la dine øine ha lyst til mine veier!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 119:2
Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.
Read in contextPsalms 119:9–11
Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 6:5
And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
Read in contextMatthew 10:37–38
He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
Read in contextProverbs 4:25–27
Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
Read in contextProverbs 4:23
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
Read in contextProverbs 3:1
My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
Read in contextEphesians 3:17
That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
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