Proverbs 23:19 says, Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.  Though spoken by Solomon, we can see that this would also apply to hearing God.  For children to be wise, then they should listen to their parents, who should be listening to God's guidance.  Wisdom comes not with age, but with following God's guidance.  Verse twenty states, Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:  Then verse twenty-one continues, For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.  We could interpret this to mean that we aren't to drink wine at all, but if we do, then we also have to interpret this as saying we should not eat meat.  I believe verse twenty-one shows this refers to over indulgence, and not simply to drinking and eating.  Verse twenty-two declares, Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.  We are to listen to and honor our parents, not just when we are young, but all our life.  We cannot despise our parents when they get old and need help, but we are still to honor them.  Verse twenty-three states, Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.  I believe that this means that we are to value God's truth, instruction, and understanding above the things of this world.  We should never sell out the truth of God for any reason.  Verse twenty-four declares, The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.  Fathers and mothers should rejoice when their children live righteous lives.  I don't believe that having a wise child refers to intellectual ability, but to following God, Who is the only source of wisdom.  Verse twenty-five adds, Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.  This is a continuation of the call for children to live under the authority of God.  When they do, then parents, if they likewise live under God's authority, will rejoice.  Verse twenty-six proclaims, My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.  Though this could apply to earthly parents, I believe it applies to our heavenly Father.  We are to give God our heart and follow His ways.  Verse twenty-seven warns, For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.  We are not to be tempted by those who would lead us away from God's teachings about sex and marriage.  Verse twenty-eight adds, She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.  Though spoken about women tempting men, this applies equally to both men and women.  It seems that many advertisements today use a sexual element to sell nearly everything.  Temptation will always be there in life.  Verse twenty-nine asks, Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?  Then verse thirty answers, They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.  Though we may all have these problems in life, they are increased by drinking too much.  We should never over indulge in alcoholic drinks if we don't want our problems to multiply.  Verse thirty-one adds, Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.  I believe that this is a warning against attempting to use wine, or any alcoholic drink, to solve our problems.  It may look good, but over indulgence brings problems.  This is stated in verse thirty-two, which says, At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.  Turning to wine or alcohol to solve problems is just as deadly as a serpent, or snake.  In too great a quantity, it robs us of our ability to act with wisdom.  Verse thirty-three states, Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.  Again we have a warning about being tempted by sexual desires.  Unless we give in to perverse thoughts, we will never act on this temptation, or any other for that matter.  Verse thirty-four states, 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.  We will be as one who is drowning when we begin to give in to temptation.  Verse thirty-five declares, They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.  I believe this applies to being drunk.  Even when bad things happen to us when we are drunk, we often do not really remember them and only want to drink again.  We must never be ruled by the things of this world.