Proverbs 23:19

World English Bible (2000)

Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path!

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 4:10-23 : 10 Listen, my son, and receive my sayings. The years of your life will be many. 11 I have taught you in the way of wisdom. I have led you in straight paths. 12 When you go, your steps will not be hampered. When you run, you will not stumble. 13 Take firm hold of instruction. Don't let her go. Keep her, for she is your life. 14 Don't enter into the path of the wicked. Don't walk in the way of evil men. 15 Avoid it, and don't pass by it. Turn from it, and pass on. 16 For they don't sleep, unless they do evil. Their sleep is taken away, unless they make someone fall. 17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence. 18 But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light, that shines more and more until the perfect day. 19 The way of the wicked is like darkness. They don't know what they stumble over. 20 My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings. 21 Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the midst of your heart. 22 For they are life to those who find them, and health to their whole body. 23 Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.
  • Prov 6:6 : 6 Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise;
  • Prov 9:6 : 6 Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding."
  • Prov 23:12 : 12 Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.
  • Prov 23:26 : 26 My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 23:26
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    26My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways.

  • Prov 23:15
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    15My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine:

  • Prov 5:1-2
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    1My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding:

    2that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge.

  • Prov 4:20-21
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    20My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings.

    21Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the midst of your heart.

  • Prov 23:12
    78%

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

  • Prov 1:15
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    15My son, don't walk in the way with them. Keep your foot from their path,

  • Prov 19:20
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    20Listen to counsel and receive instruction, that you may be wise in your latter end.

  • Prov 22:17
    77%

    17Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.

  • Prov 2:1-2
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    77%

    1My son, if you will receive my words, and store up my commandments within you;

    2So as to turn your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;

  • Prov 27:11
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    11Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.

  • Prov 3:21
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    21My son, let them not depart from your eyes. Keep sound wisdom and discretion:

  • Prov 4:10-11
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    76%

    10Listen, my son, and receive my sayings. The years of your life will be many.

    11I have taught you in the way of wisdom. I have led you in straight paths.

  • Prov 3:1
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    1My son, don't forget my teaching; but let your heart keep my commandments:

  • Prov 23:20
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    20Don't be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat:

  • Prov 7:24-25
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    24Now therefore, sons, listen to me. Pay attention to the words of my mouth.

    25Don't let your heart turn to her ways. Don't go astray in her paths,

  • Prov 4:1
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    1Listen, sons, to a father's instruction. Pay attention and know understanding;

  • Prov 19:27
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    27If you stop listening to instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 8:32-33
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    32"Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways.

    33Hear instruction, and be wise. Don't refuse it.

  • Prov 5:7
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    7Now therefore, my sons, listen to me. Don't depart from the words of my mouth.

  • Prov 1:8
    74%

    8My son, listen to your father's instruction, and don't forsake your mother's teaching:

  • Prov 22:6
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    6Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

  • Prov 8:5
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    5You simple, understand prudence. You fools, be of an understanding heart.

  • Prov 23:22
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    22Listen to your father who gave you life, and don't despise your mother when she is old.

  • Prov 2:20
    74%

    20that you may walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.

  • Gen 27:8
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    8Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command you.

  • Prov 4:26
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    26Make the path of your feet level. Let all of your ways be established.

  • Prov 16:23
    74%

    23The heart of the wise instructs his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.

  • Prov 19:18
    73%

    18Discipline your son, for there is hope; don't be a willing party to his death.

  • Isa 30:21
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    21and when you turn to the right hand, and when you turn to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, "This is the way. Walk in it."

  • Prov 7:1
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    1My son, keep my words. Lay up my commandments within you.

  • Prov 12:15
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    15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise listens to counsel.

  • Prov 18:15
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    15The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

  • Eccl 11:9
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    9Rejoice, young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth, and walk in the ways of your heart, and in the sight of your eyes; but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.

  • Prov 9:6
    72%

    6Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding."

  • Prov 3:6
    72%

    6In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

  • Prov 27:23
    72%

    23Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds:

  • Prov 6:22
    72%

    22When you walk, it will lead you. When you sleep, it will watch over you. When you awake, it will talk with you.

  • Prov 16:9
    72%

    9A man's heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps.

  • Prov 4:4
    72%

    4He taught me, and said to me: "Let your heart retain my words. Keep my commandments, and live.

  • Prov 15:24
    72%

    24The path of life leads upward for the wise, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.

  • Prov 24:14
    72%

    14so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul; if you have found it, then there will be a reward, your hope will not be cut off.

  • Prov 6:20
    72%

    20My son, keep your father's commandment, and don't forsake your mother's teaching.

  • Prov 19:3
    72%

    3The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against Yahweh.

  • Prov 4:23
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    23Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.