Proverbs 23:19

19 Listen, my son, and ¹be wise, And ²direct your heart in the way

Proverbs 23:19 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 23:19

Hear thou, my son, and be wise
Hear the instruction of a father, of the word of Wisdom, of the ministers of the Gospel, which is the way to be wise unto salvation; faith comes by hearing; spiritual wisdom, and an increase of it; the Spirit of God, and his gifts and graces; and guide thine heart in the way;
in the way of the Lord, in the way of wisdom and understanding, in the way of truth and faith, in the way of religious worship, in the way of the commandments and ordinances of the Lord; in all which the heart should be guided and directed, or otherwise it will be of no avail.

Proverbs 23:19 In-Context

17 Do not let your heart envy sinners, But live in the fear of the LORD always .

18 Surely there is a future, And your hope will not be cut off.

19 Listen, my son, and be wise, And direct your heart in the way

20 Do not be with heavy drinkers of wine, Or with gluttonous eaters of meat;

21 For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty, And drowsiness will clothe one with rags

Cross References

• 1. Proverbs 6:6
• 2. Proverbs 4:23; Proverbs 9:6