Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
My son, give me thy heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
New American Standard Bible
And let your eyes
King James Version
My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
Holman Bible
and let your eyes observe my ways.
International Standard Version
Give me your heart, my son, and keep your eyes fixed on my ways,
American Standard Version
My son, give me thy heart; And let thine eyes delight in my ways.
Amplified
My son, give me your heart
And let your eyes delight in my ways,
Bible in Basic English
My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes take delight in my ways.
Julia Smith Translation
My son, thou shalt give thy heart to me, and thine eyes shall delight in my way.
King James 2000
My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways.
Lexham Expanded Bible
My child, may you give your heart to me, and may your eyes delight in my ways.
Modern King James verseion
My son, give Me your heart, and let your eyes watch My ways.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes have pleasure in my ways.
NET Bible
Give me your heart, my son, and let your eyes observe my ways;
New Heart English Bible
My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways.
The Emphasized Bible
Oh give, my son, thy mind unto me, and let, thine eyes, observe, my ways;
Webster
My son, give me thy heart, and let thy eyes observe my ways.
World English Bible
My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways.
Youngs Literal Translation
Give, my son, thy heart to me, And let thine eyes watch my ways.
Themes
divine Call » Heal persecution of » To consecration
Consecration » A call to personal
Topics
Interlinear
Nathan
Leb
`ayin
Ratsah
Word Count of 19 Translations in Proverbs 23:26
Verse Info
Context Readings
Learning From Your Father
25 let thy father and thy mother have joy, and let her that bore thee rejoice. 26 My son, give me thy heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways. 27 For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
Cross References
Psalm 107:43
Whoso is wise, let him observe these things, and let them understand the loving-kindnesses of Jehovah.
Matthew 10:37-38
He who loves father or mother above me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter above me is not worthy of me.
Deuteronomy 6:5
and thou shalt love Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength.
Psalm 119:2
Blessed are they that observe his testimonies, that seek him with the whole heart;
Psalm 119:9-11
BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his path? by taking heed according to thy word.
Proverbs 3:1
My son, forget not my teaching, and let thy heart observe my commandments;
Proverbs 4:4
And he taught me, and said unto me, Let thy heart retain my words; keep my commandments and live.
Proverbs 4:23
Keep thy heart more than anything that is guarded; for out of it are the issues of life.
Proverbs 4:25-27
Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
Hosea 14:9
Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? intelligent, and he shall know them? For the ways of Jehovah are right, and the just shall walk in them; but the transgressors shall fall therein.
Luke 14:26
If any man come to me, and shall not hate his own father and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, yea, and his own life too, he cannot be my disciple;
2 Corinthians 5:14-15
For the love of the Christ constrains us, having judged this: that one died for all, then all have died;
2 Corinthians 8:5
And not according as we hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord, and to us by God's will.
Ephesians 3:17
that the Christ may dwell, through faith, in your hearts, being rooted and founded in love,
2 Peter 1:19
And we have the prophetic word made surer, to which ye do well taking heed (as to a lamp shining in an obscure place) until the day dawn and the morning star arise in your hearts;