Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Give me your heart, my son,
And let your eyes delight in my ways.

King James Version

My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

Holman Bible

My son, give me your heart,
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.

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

Verse Info

Context Readings

Learning From Your Father

25 Your father and your mother will be glad. She who bore you will rejoice. 26 Give me your heart, my son,
And let your eyes delight in my ways.
27 A prostitute is a deep pit. An adulterous wife is a well of tribulation.



Cross References

Psalm 107:43

Let those who think they are wise pay attention to these things so they will understand the loving kindness of Jehovah.

Matthew 10:37-38

He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me. He who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

Deuteronomy 6:5

You must love Jehovah your God with all your heart and with your entire mind and with all your strength.

Psalm 119:2

Blessed are those who obey his written word. They seek him with all their heart.

Psalm 119:9-11

How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to your word.

Proverbs 3:1

My son, do not forget my law. Let your heart obey my commandments.

Proverbs 4:4

Father taught me. He said: Remember my words in your heart. Obey my commandments and live.

Proverbs 4:23

Guard your heart with all diligence for out of it come the source of life.

Proverbs 4:25-27

Let your eyes look straight ahead. Let you own eyes gaze (be fixed) straight in front of you.

Hosea 14:9

Let the wise understand these things. Let the discerning know them. For the ways of Jehovah are right. And the righteous will walk in them. But transgressors will stumble in them.

Luke 14:26

You who come to me may not be my disciple unless you love me more than you love your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters and yourself.

2 Corinthians 5:14-15

For the love of Christ compels us to judge, that one died for all and therefore all died.

2 Corinthians 8:5

This is not as we hoped. First they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us by the will of God.

Ephesians 3:17

May Christ dwell in your hearts through faith to the end that you will be rooted and grounded in love.

2 Peter 1:19

We have the word of prophecy made sure (steadfast) (firm)! You do well that you pay attention [to God's Word] as you would to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns, and the daystar rises, in your hearts.

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