en_tn_lite_do_not_use/pro/23/26.md

General Information:

These verses continue the "thirty sayings" (Proverbs 22:20).

give me your heart

The word "heart" is a metonym for what a person thinks and decides to do. Possible meanings are 1) "pay careful attention" or 2) "trust me completely." (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy)

let your eyes observe

The eyes are a synecdoche for the whole person. Alternate translation: "observe" or "look carefully at" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche)

observe

Some modern translations read, "delight in."