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Proverbs 23:26
26My son, give me your heart And let your eyes delight in my ways,
Proverbs 23:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
- New International Version (NIV)My son, give me your heart and let your eyes delight in my ways,
- English Standard Version (ESV)My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways.
- New King James Version (NKJV)My son, give me your heart, And let your eyes observe my ways.
Context of Proverbs 23:26
24The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, And he who sires a wise child will have joy in him. 25Let your father and your mother be glad, And let her who gave birth to you rejoice [in your wise and godly choices]. My son, give me your heart And let your eyes delight in my ways, 27For a prostitute is a deep pit, And an immoral woman is a narrow well. 28She lurks and lies in wait like a robber [who waits for prey], And she increases the faithless among men.
Read all of Proverbs 23Proverbs 23:26 word by word
תְּנָֽה־בְנִ֣י לִבְּךָ֣ לִ֑י וְ֝עֵינֶ֗יךָ דְּרָכַ֥י תִּצֹּֽרְנָה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 23:26
- Proverbs 23:15My son, if your heart is wise, My heart will also be glad;
- Proverbs 4:23Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life.
- Deuteronomy 6:5You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and mind and with all your soul and with all your strength [your entire being].
- Matthew 10:37“ He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.
- Luke 14:26“If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life [in the sense of indifference to or relative disregard for them in comparison with his attitude toward God]—he cannot be My disciple.
- 2 Corinthians 5:14For the love of Christ controls and compels us, because we have concluded this, that One died for all, therefore all died;
- 2 Corinthians 8:5Not only [did they give materially] as we had hoped, but first they gave themselves to the Lord and to us [as His representatives] by the will of God [disregarding their personal interests and giving as much as they possibly could].
- Ephesians 3:17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through your faith. And may you, having been [deeply] rooted and [securely] grounded in love,
- Proverbs 4:25Let your eyes look directly ahead [toward the path of moral courage] And let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you [toward the path of integrity].
- Psalms 107:43Who is wise? Let him observe and heed these things; And [thoughtfully] consider the lovingkindness of the Lord.
- Psalms 119:2Blessed and favored by God are those who keep His testimonies, And who [consistently] seek Him and long for Him with all their heart.
- Hosea 14:9Whoever is [spiritually] wise, let him understand these things; Whoever is [spiritually] discerning and understanding, let him know them. For the ways of the Lord are right, And the righteous will walk in them, But transgressors will stumble and fall in them.
- 2 Peter 1:19So we have the prophetic word made more certain. You do well to pay [close] attention to it as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and light breaks through the gloom and the morning star arises in your hearts.
Commentaries on Proverbs 23:26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26My son, give me thine heart - This is the speech of God to every human soul; give thy affections to God, so as to love him with all thy heart, soul, mind, and strength. And let thine eyes observe my ways - Be obedient to me in all things. My son, thou believest that I Am, and that I Am the Fountain of all good. Give me thy heart; it is I alone who can make thee happy. Observe my ways - follow me; do what is right in my sight. This exhortation contains…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15-35Verses 15-35 Another continuous exhortation rather than a collection of maxims. Proverbs 23:16 The teacher rejoices when the disciple‘s heart Proverbs 23:15 receives wisdom, and yet more when his lips can utter it. Reins - See Job 19:27 note. Proverbs 23:17 Envy sinners - Compare in Psalm 37:1; Psalm 73:3; the feeling which looks half-longingly at the prosperity of evil doers. Some connect the verb “envy” with the second clause, “envy not sinners, but…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-28Verses 19-28 The gracious Saviour who purchased pardon and peace for his people, with all the affection of a tender parent, counsels us to hear and be wise, and is ready to guide our hearts in his way. Here we have an earnest call to young people, to attend to the advice of their godly parents. If the heart be guided, the steps will be guided. Buy the truth, and sell it not; be willing to part with any thing for it. Do not part with it for pleasures…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-28Saying 17: Falling for a promiscuous woman is a trap, not a benefit. Proverbs often warns against sexual relations outside of marriage (see Proverbs 5; 6:20–35; 7:1–27).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 26-3526-35. A solemn warning against whoredom and drunkenness (Ho 4:11). give me--This is the address of that divine wisdom so often presented (Pr 8:1; 9:3, &c.). heart--confidence. observe--keep. my ways--such as I teach you (Pr 3:17; 9:6).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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