en_tn/pro/23/19.md

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# General Information:
These verses continue the "thirty sayings" ([Proverbs 22:20](../22/20.md)).
# Hear—you!—my son
"Listen carefully, my son." The speaker speaks an extra word to make sure the hearer is paying attention.
# direct your heart in the way
Deciding to do what is right is spoken of as if one person were showing another person the correct path to follow. Alternate translation: "make sure you do what is wise" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])