The Meaning of Proverbs 23:19 Explained

Proverbs 23:19

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

YLT: Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And make happy in the way thy heart,

Darby: Thou, my son, hear and be wise, and direct thy heart in the way.

ASV: Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And guide thy heart in the way.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 23:19 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 23

1  Consider carefully what is before you

What do the individual words in Proverbs 23:19 mean?

Hear You my son and be wise and guide in the way your heart
שְׁמַע־ אַתָּ֣ה בְנִ֣י וַחֲכָ֑ם וְאַשֵּׁ֖ר בַּדֶּ֣רֶךְ לִבֶּֽךָ

שְׁמַע־  Hear 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
בְנִ֣י  my  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
וַחֲכָ֑ם  and  be  wise 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: חָכַם  
Sense: to be wise.
וְאַשֵּׁ֖ר  and  guide 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: אָשַׁר 
Sense: to go straight, walk, go on, advance, make progress.
בַּדֶּ֣רֶךְ  in  the  way 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, common singular
Root: דֶּרֶךְ  
Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
לִבֶּֽךָ  your  heart 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: לֵב 
Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding.

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