John Gill Commentary Proverbs 23:19

"Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And guide thy heart in the way." — Proverbs 23:19 (ASV)

Hear you, my son, and be wise Hear the instruction of a father, of the word of Wisdom, of the ministers of the Gospel, which is the way to be wise unto salvation;

faith comes by hearing; spiritual wisdom, and an increase of it; the Spirit of God, and his gifts and graces;

and guide your heart in the way ; in the way of the Lord, in the way of wisdom and understanding, in the way of truth and faith, in the way of religious worship, in the way of the commandments and ordinances of the Lord; in all which the heart should be guided and directed, or otherwise it will be of no avail.