Proverbs 23:19
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
Heare thou, my sonne, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
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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.
10Heare, O my sonne, and receiue my sayings: and the yeeres of thy life shalbe many.
11I haue taught thee in the way of wisedome: I haue lead thee in right pathes.
12*When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitned, and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
13Take fast hold of instruction, let her not goe; keepe her, for she is thy life.
14¶ *Enter not into the path of the wicked, and goe not in the way of euill men.
15Auoid it, passe not by it, turne from it, and passe away.
16For they sleepe not except they haue done mischiefe: and their sleepe is taken away vnlesse they cause some to fall.
17For they eate the bread of wickednesse, and drinke the wine of violence.
18But the path of the iust is as the shining light that shineth more and more vnto the perfect day.
19The way of the wicked is as darknes: they know not at what they stumble.
20¶ My sonne, attend to my words, incline thine eare vnto my sayings.
21Let them not depart from thine eyes: keepe them in the midst of thine heart.
22†For they are life vnto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
23¶ †Keepe thy heart with all diligence: for out of it are the issues of life.
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Proverbs 23:19
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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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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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.
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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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1. To lead or direct in a way, course, action, or understanding. 2. One who leads or directs another.
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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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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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23:18For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
23:18*‖For surely there is an end, and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
23:19Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
23:19Heare thou, my sonne, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
Selected passage23:20Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
23:20*†Be not amongst wine-bibbers; amongst riotous eaters of flesh.