Proverbs 23:19

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Give ear, my son, and be wise, guiding your heart in the right way.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 4:10-23 : 10 Give ear, O my son, and let your heart be open to my sayings; and long life will be yours. 11 I have given you teaching in the way of wisdom, guiding your steps in the straight way. 12 When you go, your way will not be narrow, and in running you will not have a fall. 13 Take learning in your hands, do not let her go: keep her, for she is your life. 14 Do not go in the road of sinners, or be walking in the way of evil men. 15 Keep far from it, do not go near; be turned from it, and go on your way. 16 For they take no rest till they have done evil; their sleep is taken away if they have not been the cause of someone's fall. 17 The bread of evil-doing is their food, the wine of violent acts their drink. 18 But the way of the upright is like the light of early morning, getting brighter and brighter till the full day. 19 The way of sinners is dark; they see not the cause of their fall. 20 My son, give attention to my words; let your ear be turned to my sayings. 21 Let them not go from your eyes; keep them deep in your heart. 22 For they are life to him who gets them, and strength to all his flesh. 23 And keep watch over your heart with all care; so you will have life.
  • Prov 6:6 : 6 Go to the ant, you hater of work; give thought to her ways and be wise:
  • Prov 9:6 : 6 Give up the simple ones and have life, and go in the way of knowledge.
  • Prov 23:12 : 12 Give your heart to teaching, and your ears to the words of knowledge.
  • Prov 23:26 : 26 My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes take delight in my ways.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 23:26
    81%

    26 My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes take delight in my ways.

  • Prov 23:15
    79%

    15 My son, if your heart becomes wise, I, even I, will be glad in heart;

  • Prov 5:1-2
    2 verses
    79%

    1 My son, give attention to my wisdom; let your ear be turned to my teaching:

    2 So that you may be ruled by a wise purpose, and your lips may keep knowledge.

  • Prov 4:20-21
    2 verses
    79%

    20 My son, give attention to my words; let your ear be turned to my sayings.

    21 Let them not go from your eyes; keep them deep in your heart.

  • Prov 23:12
    78%

    12 Give your heart to teaching, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 1:15
    78%

    15 My son, do not go with them; keep your feet from their ways:

  • Prov 19:20
    78%

    20 Let your ear be open to suggestion and take teaching, so that at the end you may be wise.

  • Prov 22:17
    77%

    17 Let your ear be bent down for hearing my words, and let your heart give thought to knowledge.

  • Prov 2:1-2
    2 verses
    77%

    1 My son, if you will take my words to your heart, storing up my laws in your mind;

    2 So that your ear gives attention to wisdom, and your heart is turned to knowledge;

  • Prov 27:11
    77%

    11 My son, be wise and make my heart glad, so that I may give back an answer to him who puts me to shame.

  • Prov 3:21
    76%

    21 My son, keep good sense, and do not let wise purpose go from your eyes.

  • Prov 4:10-11
    2 verses
    76%

    10 Give ear, O my son, and let your heart be open to my sayings; and long life will be yours.

    11 I have given you teaching in the way of wisdom, guiding your steps in the straight way.

  • Prov 3:1
    76%

    1 My son, keep my teaching in your memory, and my rules in your heart:

  • Prov 23:20
    76%

    20 Do not be among those who give themselves to wine-drinking, or among those who make themselves full with meat:

  • Prov 7:24-25
    2 verses
    75%

    24 So now, my sons, give ear to me; give attention to the sayings of my mouth;

    25 Let not your heart be turned to her ways, do not go wandering in her footsteps.

  • Prov 4:1
    75%

    1 Give ear, my sons, to the teaching of a father; give attention so that you may have knowledge:

  • Prov 19:27
    75%

    27 A son who no longer gives attention to teaching is turned away from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 8:32-33
    2 verses
    75%

    32 Give ear to me then, my sons: for happy are those who keep my ways.

    33 Take my teaching and be wise; do not let it go.

  • Prov 5:7
    74%

    7 Give ear to me then, my sons, and do not put away my words from you.

  • Prov 1:8
    74%

    8 My son, give ear to the training of your father, and do not give up the teaching of your mother:

  • Prov 22:6
    74%

    6 If a child is trained up in the right way, even when he is old he will not be turned away from it.

  • Prov 8:5
    74%

    5 Become expert in reason, O you simple ones; you foolish ones, take training to heart.

  • Prov 23:22
    74%

    22 Give ear to your father whose child you are, and do not keep honour from your mother when she is old.

  • Prov 2:20
    74%

    20 So that you may go in the way of good men, and keep in the footsteps of the upright.

  • Gen 27:8
    74%

    8 Now, my son, do what I say.

  • Prov 4:26
    74%

    26 Keep a watch on your behaviour; let all your ways be rightly ordered.

  • Prov 16:23
    74%

    23 The heart of the wise man is the teacher of his mouth, and gives increased learning to his lips.

  • Prov 19:18
    73%

    18 Give your son training while there is hope; let not your heart be purposing his death.

  • Isa 30:21
    73%

    21 And at your back, when you are turning to the right hand or to the left, a voice will be sounding in your ears, saying, This is the way in which you are to go.

  • Prov 7:1
    73%

    1 My son, keep my sayings, and let my rules be stored up with you.

  • Prov 12:15
    73%

    15 The way of the foolish man seems right to him? but the wise man gives ear to suggestions.

  • Prov 18:15
    73%

    15 The heart of the man of good sense gets knowledge; the ear of the wise is searching for knowledge.

  • Eccl 11:9
    73%

    9 Have joy, O young man, while you are young; and let your heart be glad in the days of your strength, and go in the ways of your heart, and in the desire of your eyes; but be certain that for all these things God will be your judge.

  • Prov 9:6
    72%

    6 Give up the simple ones and have life, and go in the way of knowledge.

  • Prov 3:6
    72%

    6 In all your ways give ear to him, and he will make straight your footsteps.

  • Prov 27:23
    72%

    23 Take care to have knowledge about the condition of your flocks, looking well after your herds;

  • Prov 6:22
    72%

    22 In your walking, it will be your guide; when you are sleeping, it will keep watch over you; when you are awake, it will have talk with you.

  • Prov 16:9
    72%

    9 A man may make designs for his way, but the Lord is the guide of his steps.

  • Prov 4:4
    72%

    4 And he gave me teaching, saying to me, Keep my words in your heart; keep my rules so that you may have life:

  • Prov 15:24
    72%

    24 Acting wisely is the way of life, guiding a man away from the underworld.

  • Prov 24:14
    72%

    14 So let your desire be for wisdom: if you have it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

  • Prov 6:20
    72%

    20 My son, keep the rule of your father, and have in memory the teaching of your mother:

  • Prov 19:3
    72%

    3 By his foolish behaviour a man's ways are turned upside down, and his heart is bitter against the Lord.

  • Prov 4:23
    72%

    23 And keep watch over your heart with all care; so you will have life.