Proverbs 23:26
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Giveתְּנָֽה־
(te·nah-)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
me your heart,לִבְּךָ֣
(lib·be·cha)
3820: inner man, mind, will, heartfrom the same as lebab
my son,בְנִ֣י
(ve·ni)
1121: sona prim. root
And let your eyesוְ֝עֵינֶ֗יךָ
(ve·'ei·nei·cha)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation
delight(תִּצֹּֽרְנָה
(ti·tzo·re·nah.)
7521: to be pleased with, accept favorablya prim. root
in my ways.דְּרָכַ֥י
(de·ra·chai)
1870: way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak


















KJV Lexicon
My son
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
give
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
me thine heart
leb  (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
and let thine eyes
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
observe
ratsah  (raw-tsaw')
to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt
natsar  (naw-tsar')
to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)
my ways
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Give me your heart, my son, And let your eyes delight in my ways.

King James Bible
My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways.

International Standard Version
Give me your heart, my son, and keep your eyes fixed on my ways,

NET Bible
Give me your heart, my son, and let your eyes observe my ways;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Give me your heart my son, and your eyes will keep my ways.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
My son, give me your heart. Let your eyes find happiness in my ways.

King James 2000 Bible
My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways.
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