Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Give me your heart, my son, and let your 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.
Darby Translation
My son, give me thy heart, and let thine eyes observe 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.
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 May your father and your mother have joy; may she who bore you rejoice. 26 Give me your heart, my son, and let your eyes observe my ways; 27 for a prostitute is like a deep pit; a harlot is like a narrow well.
Cross References
Psalm 107:43
Whoever is wise, let him take note of these things! Let them consider the Lord's acts of loyal love!
Matthew 10:37-38
"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.
Deuteronomy 6:5
You must love the Lord your God with your whole mind, your whole being, and all your strength.
Psalm 119:2
How blessed are those who observe his rules, and seek him with all their heart,
Psalm 119:9-11
(Bet) How can a young person maintain a pure life? By guarding it according to your instructions!
Proverbs 3:1
My child, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments,
Proverbs 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.
Proverbs 4:23
Guard your heart with all vigilance, for from it are the sources of life.
Proverbs 4:25-27
Let your eyes look directly in front of you and let your gaze look straight before you.
Hosea 14:9
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
"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 Corinthians 5:14-15
For the love of Christ controls us, since we have concluded this, that Christ died for all; therefore all have died.
2 Corinthians 8:5
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.
Ephesians 3:17
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, so that, because you have been rooted and grounded in love,
2 Peter 1:19
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.