Proverbs 23:26

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Give me your heart, my son, and let your eyes observe my ways;

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 119:2 : 2 How blessed are those who observe his rules, and seek him with all their heart,
  • Matt 10:37-38 : 37 “Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
  • Ps 119:9-9 : 9 ב(Bet) How can a young person maintain a pure life? By guarding it according to your instructions! 10 With all my heart I seek you. Do not allow me to stray from your commands! 11 In my heart I store up your words, so I might not sin against you.
  • Deut 6:5 : 5 You must love the LORD your God with your whole mind, your whole being, and all your strength.
  • Ps 107:43 : 43 Whoever is wise, let him take note of these things! Let them consider the LORD’s acts of loyal love!
  • Eph 3:17 : 17 that Christ will dwell in your hearts through faith, so that, because you have been rooted and grounded in love,
  • Prov 3:1 : 1 Exhortations to Seek Wisdom and Walk with the Lord My child, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments,
  • Prov 4:4 : 4 he taught me, and he said to me:“Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands so that you will live.
  • Prov 4:23 : 23 Guard your heart with all vigilance, for from it are the sources of life.
  • Prov 4:25-27 : 25 Let your eyes look directly in front of you and let your gaze look straight before you. 26 Make the path for your feet level, so that all your ways may be established. 27 Do not turn to the right or to the left; turn yourself away from evil.
  • Hos 14:9 : 9 Concluding Exhortation Who is wise? Let him discern these things! Who is discerning? Let him understand them! For the ways of the LORD are right; the godly walk in them,but in them the rebellious stumble.
  • Luke 14:26 : 26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
  • 2 Cor 5:14-15 : 14 For the love of Christ controls us, since we have concluded this, that Christ died for all; therefore all have died. 15 And he died for all so that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised.
  • 2 Cor 8:5 : 5 And they did this not just as we had hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and to us by the will of God.
  • 2 Pet 1:19 : 19 Moreover, we possess the prophetic word as an altogether reliable thing. You do well if you pay attention to this as you would to a light shining in a murky place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 23:19
    81%

    19Listen, my child, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right way.

  • Prov 23:15-16
    2 verses
    81%

    15My child, if your heart is wise, then my heart also will be glad;

    16my soul will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

  • Prov 4:20-21
    2 verses
    80%

    20My child, pay attention to my words; listen attentively to my sayings.

    21Do not let them depart from your sight, guard them within your heart;

  • Prov 3:1
    79%

    1Exhortations to Seek Wisdom and Walk with the Lord My child, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments,

  • Prov 2:1-2
    2 verses
    77%

    1Benefits of Seeking Wisdom My child, if you receive my words, and store up my commands inside yourself,

    2by making your ear attentive to wisdom, and by turning your heart to understanding,

  • Prov 6:20-21
    2 verses
    77%

    20My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.

    21Bind them on your heart continually; fasten them around your neck.

  • Prov 5:1
    77%

    1Admonition to Avoid Seduction to Evil My child, be attentive to my wisdom, pay close attention to my understanding,

  • Prov 1:8
    77%

    8Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father, and do not forsake the teaching from your mother.

  • Prov 8:32
    77%

    32“So now, children, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways.

  • Prov 7:24-25
    2 verses
    76%

    24So now, sons, listen to me, and pay attention to the words I speak.

    25Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways– do not wander into her pathways;

  • Prov 27:11
    76%

    11Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, so that I may answer anyone who taunts me.

  • Prov 7:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1Admonition to Avoid the Wiles of the Adulteress My child, devote yourself to my words and store up my commands inside yourself.

    2Keep my commands so that you may live, and obey my instruction as your most prized possession.

  • Prov 4:10-11
    2 verses
    76%

    10Listen, my child, and accept my words, so that the years of your life will be many.

    11I hereby guide you in the way of wisdom and I lead you in upright paths.

  • Prov 5:7
    76%

    7So now, children, listen to me; do not turn aside from the words I speak.

  • Prov 3:21
    75%

    21My child, do not let them escape from your sight; safeguard sound wisdom and discretion.

  • Gen 27:8
    75%

    8Now then, my son, do exactly what I tell you!

  • Prov 4:1-4
    4 verses
    75%

    1Admonition to Follow Righteousness and Avoid Wickedness Listen, children, to a father’s instruction, and pay attention so that you may gain discernment.

    2Because I hereby give you good instruction, do not forsake my teaching.

    3When I was a son to my father, a tender only child before my mother,

    4he taught me, and he said to me:“Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands so that you will live.

  • Prov 29:17
    74%

    17Discipline your child, and he will give you rest; he will bring you happiness.

  • Prov 23:22
    74%

    22Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.

  • Prov 23:12
    74%

    12Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 23:24-25
    2 verses
    74%

    24The father of a righteous person will rejoice greatly; whoever fathers a wise child will have joy in him.

    25May your father and your mother have joy; may she who bore you rejoice.

  • Prov 4:25-26
    2 verses
    74%

    25Let your eyes look directly in front of you and let your gaze look straight before you.

    26Make the path for your feet level, so that all your ways may be established.

  • Prov 5:20
    74%

    20But why should you be captivated, my son, by an adulteress, and embrace the bosom of a different woman?

  • Prov 1:15
    73%

    15My child, do not go down their way, withhold yourself from their path;

  • Prov 31:2
    73%

    2O my son, O son of my womb, O son of my vows,

  • Prov 22:6
    73%

    6Train a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.

  • Prov 6:25
    73%

    25Do not lust in your heart for her beauty, and do not let her captivate you with her alluring eyes;

  • 1 Chr 29:19
    72%

    19Make my son Solomon willing to obey your commands, rules, and regulations, and to complete building the palace for which I have made preparations.”

  • Prov 4:23
    72%

    23Guard your heart with all vigilance, for from it are the sources of life.

  • Ps 119:34
    72%

    34Give me understanding so that I might observe your law, and keep it with all my heart.

  • Ps 119:37
    72%

    37Turn my eyes away from what is worthless! Revive me with your word!

  • Prov 19:27
    71%

    27If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will stray from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 23:33
    71%

    33Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will speak perverse things.

  • Prov 19:18
    71%

    18Discipline your child, for there is hope, but do not set your heart on causing his death.

  • Prov 22:17
    71%

    17The Sayings of the Wise Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise, and apply your mind to my instruction.

  • Prov 1:10
    71%

    10Admonition to Avoid Easy but Unjust Riches My child, if sinners try to entice you, do not consent!

  • Prov 4:6
    71%

    6Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will guard you.

  • Ps 119:10
    70%

    10With all my heart I seek you. Do not allow me to stray from your commands!