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Proverbs 23:19–20

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Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
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From verse 19

  1. Proverbs 23:26Rank 1 from verse 19
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    26My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

  2. Proverbs 23:12Rank 2 from verse 19
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    12Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

  3. Proverbs 4:10–23Rank 3 from verse 19
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    10Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.

    11I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.

    12When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

    13Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.

    14¶ Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.

    15Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.

    16For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

    17For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.

    18But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

    19The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.

    20¶ My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.

    21Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.

    22For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

    23¶ Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

  4. Proverbs 6:6Rank 4 from verse 19
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    6¶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

  5. Proverbs 9:6Rank 5 from verse 19
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    6Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

From verse 20

  1. Ephesians 5:18Rank 1 from verse 20
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    18And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

  2. Luke 21:34Rank 2 from verse 20
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    34¶ And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.

  3. Isaiah 5:22Rank 3 from verse 20
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    22Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:

  4. Romans 13:13Rank 4 from verse 20
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    13Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.

  5. 1 Peter 4:3–4Rank 5 from verse 20
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    3For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:

    4Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:

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Proverbs 23:19

COMBINED MEANING

hear

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Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.

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COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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wise

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Sense 1: Possessing or exercising understanding, knowledge, prudence, judgment, discernment, or skill; also a wise person. Sense 2: In phrases such as in no wise, way, manner, respect, or degree.

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guide

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1. To lead or direct in a way, course, action, or understanding. 2. One who leads or directs another.

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heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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Proverbs 23:20

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riotous

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Wastefully extravagant, disorderly, unrestrained, or given to excess.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

flesh

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Sense 1: The soft substance of the body. Sense 2: The body, human nature, kindred, or mankind.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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18For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

19Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

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20Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:

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21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

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