Proverbs 23:19
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Hear thou, my son, and be wise: and guide thy mind in the way.

and guide

Proverbs 23:12,26 Let thy heart apply itself to instruction and thy ears to words of knowledge. . . .

Proverbs 4:10-23 I will shew thee the way of wisdom, I will lead thee by the paths of equity: . . .

in the way or 'in the right way'

Context
True Riches
18Because thou shalt have hope in the latter end, and thy expectation shall not be taken away. 19Hear thou, my son, and be wise: and guide thy mind in the way.20Be not in the feasts of great drinkers, nor in their revellings, who contribute flesh to eat:…
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:9
Keep thyself therefore, and thy soul carefully. Forget not the words that thy eyes have seen, and let them not go out of thy heart all the days of thy life. Thou shalt teach them to thy sons and to thy grandsons,

Proverbs 4:23
Remove from thee a froward mouth, and let detracting lips be far from thee.

Proverbs 6:6
Which, although she hath no guide, nor master, nor captain,

Proverbs 9:6
He that teacheth a scorner, doth an injury to himself; and he that rebuketh a wicked man, getteth himself a blot.

Lexicon
Listen,
שְׁמַע־ (šə·ma‘-)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8085: To hear intelligently

my son,
בְנִ֣י (ḇə·nî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

and be wise,
וַחֲכָ֑ם (wa·ḥă·ḵām)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2449: To be wise

and guide
וְאַשֵּׁ֖ר (wə·’aš·šêr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 833: To be straight, to go forward, be honest, proper

your heart
לִבֶּֽךָ׃ (lib·be·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

on the right course.
בַּדֶּ֣רֶךְ (bad·de·reḵ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action


Additional Translations
Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course.Hear you, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart in the way.

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

Hear, my son, and be wise, and rightly direct the thoughts of thine heart.

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

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

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

Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path!

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