Proverbs 23:26 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 23:26 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 23:26 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 23:26 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways.”

Proverbs 23:26 — World English Bible

Proverbs 23:26 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“My son, give me thy heart; And let thine eyes delight in my ways. ”

Proverbs 23:26 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 23:26 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Give, my son, thy heart to me, And let thine eyes watch my ways.”

Proverbs 23:26 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 23:26 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Proverbs 23:26 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 23:26 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“My sonne, giue mee thine heart, and let thine eyes delite in my wayes.”

Proverbs 23:26 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 23:26 in Context — Proverbs 23

24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

25 Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.

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

27 For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

28 She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.

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What Does Proverbs 23:26 Mean?

Proverbs 23:26 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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