Proverbs 23
Treated in 12 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 23:26 My son, give me thy heart; And let thine eyes delight in my ways. 5
- 23:34 Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, Or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast. 2
- 23:14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, And shalt deliver his soul from Sheol. 1
- 23:17 Let not thy heart envy sinners; But [be thou] in the fear of Jehovah all the day long: 1
- 23:23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; [Yea], wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. 1
- 23:27 For a harlot is a deep ditch; And a foreign woman is a narrow pit. 1
- 23:32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, And stingeth like an adder. 1
American Standard Version
Where it is preached
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.5 The Fifth Commandment cites Prov 23: 14
…must not be withheld. ‘Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and deliver his soul from hell.’ Prov 23: 14. A child indulged and humoured in wickedness, will be a thorn in the parent’s eye. David …
- The Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith ·
The Month of May cites Prov. 23:17
…all the day long. For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off" Prov. 23:17, 18 When we see the wicked prosper we are apt to envy them. When we hear the noise of the…
- The Pilgrim's Progress ·
The Sixth Stage cites Prov. 23:23
…o them, “What will ye buy?” But they, looking gravely upon him, said, “We buy the truth.” Prov. 23:23. At that there was an occasion taken to despise the men the more; some mocking, some taun…
- A Short and Easy Method of Prayer ·
Interior and Exterior Actions cites Prov. xxiii. 26
…only asks for our heart: “My son, give me thy heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways” (Prov. xxiii. 26). To give the heart to God is to have its gaze, its strength, and its vigour all centred …
- The Ten Commandments ·
1.2 Love cites Prov 23: 26
…does not need our love, and yet he seeks it. Why does he desire us to give him our heart? Prov 23: 26. Not that he needs our heart, but that he may make it better. (2) Great will be our advan…
- The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life ·
Difficulties Concerning Consecration cites Proverbs 23:26
…owards a darling child. “My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways .” Proverbs 23:26.This is a sure warrant. It means that th e moment the heart is given, it will be taken by…
- Talks to the Farmer ·
The Principal Wheat cites Proverbs 23:26
…e grip of life and death—never to let it go! The Lord says, "My son, give me your heart" (Proverbs 23:26, ESV), and he will not be contented with anything less than our heart. Oh, when your zeal…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.3 The Third Commandment cites Prov 23: 26
… our lips, but not with our hearts. God calls for the heart, ‘My son, give me thy heart.’ Prov 23: 26. The heart is the chief thing in religion; it draws the will and affections after it, as …
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.7 The Seventh Commandment cites Prov 23: 27
…or the adulteress, who can paint her black enough? The Scriptures calls her a deep ditch. Prov 23: 27. She is a common drain; whereas a believer’s body is a living temple, and his soul a litt…
- All Things for Good ·
An exhortation to love God cites Prov. xxiii. 32
…sin to be loved? Shall we love deformity? Sin is an enemy. It is compared to a “serpent” (Prov. xxiii. 32). It has four stings — shame, guilt, horror, death. Will a man love that which seeks his …
- The Pilgrim's Progress ·
The Third Stage cites Prov. 23:34
…enture he might awake them, and cried, you are like them that sleep on the top of a mast, Prov. 23:34, for the Dead Sea is under you, a gulf that hath no bottom: awake, therefore, and come aw…
- The Pilgrim's Progress ·
The Eighth Stage cites Prov. 23:34
…when the waves of the sea did beat upon him, and he slept as one upon the mast of a ship, Prov. 23:34,35, When I awake, I will seek it yet again. You know, when men talk in their sleep, they …