Saying 16
Proverbs 23:19
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course.
- KJV
- Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
- WEB
- Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path!
- ASV
- Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And guide thy heart in the way.
- LSV
- Hear, my son, and be wise, || And make your heart blessed in the way,
- YLT
- Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And make happy in the way thy heart,
- DBY
- Thou, my son, hear and be wise, and direct thy heart in the way.
- DRC
- Hear thou, my son, and be wise: and guide thy mind in the way.
- GNV
- O thou my sonne, heare, and bee wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
- JPS
- Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thy heart in the way.
- LXXE
- Hear, my son, and be wise, and rightly direct the thoughts of thine heart.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- שְׁמַע־אַתָּ֣ה בְנִ֣י וַחֲכָ֑ם וְאַשֵּׁ֖ר בַּדֶּ֣רֶךְ לִבֶּֽךָ׃
- LXX-Br
- Ἄκουε υἱὲ, καὶ σοφὸς γίνου, καὶ κατεύθυνε ἐννοίας σῆς καρδίας.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Proverbs 23:26My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes delight in my ways.
- Proverbs 23:12Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.
- Proverbs 4:10–23Listen, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many. I will guide you in the way of wisdom; I will lead you on straight paths. When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; when you run, you…
- Proverbs 6:6Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.
- Proverbs 9:6Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).