Proverbs 23 · Verse 26

Proverbs 23:26

My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
Proverbs 23:26, King James Version

Proverbs 23:26 in other translations

BSBMy son, give me your heart, and let your eyes delight in my ways.
WEBMy son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways.
ASVMy son, give me thy heart; And let thine eyes delight in my ways.
YLTGive, my son, thy heart to me, And let thine eyes watch my ways.
DARBYMy son, give me thy heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
BBEMy son, give me your heart, and let your eyes take delight in my ways.
WebsterMy son, give me thy heart, and let thy eyes observe my ways.

What does Proverbs 23:26 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 23:26-35
26-35. 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).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 26 My 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 three words: Believe, Love, Obey! This is the sum of God's counsels to every child of man.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 23:19-28

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…

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Proverbs 23:26 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

תְּנָֽה\־te.nah-give !H5414
בְנִ֣יve.NiO son myH1121
לִבְּךָ֣li.be.Khaheart yourH3820
לִ֑יLito me
וְ֝עֵינֶ֗יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaand eyes yourH5869
דְּרָכַ֥יde.ra.Khaiways myH1870
תִּצֹּֽרְנָה\׃tir.tze.nahlet them observeH5341

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 23:26

  • Psalms 119:2

    Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.

  • Psalms 119:9-11

    ב BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word. With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

  • Deuteronomy 6:5

    And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

  • Matthew 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. And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.

  • Proverbs 4:25-27

    Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

  • Proverbs 4:23

    Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

  • Proverbs 3:1

    My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:

  • Ephesians 3:17

    That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

  • 2 Corinthians 5:14-15

    For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.

  • Proverbs 4:4

    He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.

  • Psalms 107:43

    Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.

  • Hosea 14:9

    Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the Lord are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
My son.
15
give.
4:23; De 6:5; Mt 10:37,38; Lu 14:26; 2Co 5:14,15; 8:5; Eph 3:17
let.
4:25-27; Ps 107:43; 119:2,9-11; Ho 14:9; 2Pe 1:19

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Context

  • Proverbs 23:25

    Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.

  • Proverbs 23:26

    My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

  • Proverbs 23:27

    For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

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Proverbs 23:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Dame, hijo mío, tu corazón, y miren tus ojos por mis caminos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mon fils, donne-moi ton cœur, et que tes yeux se plaisent à mes voies;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Gib mir, mein Sohn, dein Herz, und laß deine Augen Gefallen haben an meinen Wegen!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Præbe, fili mi, cor tuum mihi, et oculi tui vias meas custodiant.