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Proverbs 23:26 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

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

Proverbs 23:26

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24 The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.

25 Let your father and your mother be glad! Let her who bore you rejoice!

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

27 For a prostitute is a deep pit; and a wayward wife is a narrow well.

28 Yes, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the unfaithful among men.

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