Proverbs 23:19
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course.”
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BSBPD
“Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And guide thy heart in the way.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And make happy in the way thy heart,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Proverbs 23:19 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 21:20and say to the elders, “This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he does not obey us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.”
- Proverbs 4:10Listen, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many.
- Proverbs 4:26Make a level path for your feet, and all your ways will be sure.
- Proverbs 6:6Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.
- Proverbs 9:6Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
- Proverbs 23:12Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.
- Proverbs 23:26My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes delight in my ways.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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