Proverbs 23:26 · KJV
“My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.”
— Proverbs 23:26
Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
For a whore {is} a deep ditch; and a strange woman {is} a narrow pit.
Proverbs 23 — Context
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise {child} shall have joy of him.
25Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
26My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
27For a whore {is} a deep ditch; and a strange woman {is} a narrow pit.
28She also lieth in wait as {for} a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men. {as for...: or, as a robber}
Cross References
Psalms 119:2
Blessed {are} they that keep his testimonies, {and that} seek him with the whole heart.
Psalms 119:9-11
BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed {thereto} according to thy word.
Deuteronomy 6:5
And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
Matthew 10:37-38
He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
Proverbs 4:25-27
Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
Proverbs 4:23
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it {are} the issues of life. {with...: Heb. above all keeping}
Proverbs 3:1
My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
Ephesians 3:17
That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,