Proverbs 23:15
My son, if thy heart be wise, my heart will be glad, even mine.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
In Context
14Thou shall beat him with the rod, and shall deliver his soul from Sheol.
16Yea, my heart will rejoice when thy lips speak right things.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:10My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
Proverbs 4:1Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
Proverbs 15:20A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
Proverbs 23:25Let thy father and thy mother be glad, and let her who bore thee rejoice.
Jeremiah 32:41Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good. And I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.
Matthew 9:2And behold, they brought to him a paralyzed man who was placed on a bed. And having seen their faith Jesus said to the paralyzed man, Cheer up, child, thy sins have been forgiven thee.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 23:13-17
Parental Duties. 12 Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge. 13 Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. 14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell. 15 My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. 16 Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things. Here is, 1. A parent instructing his child. He is here brought in persuading him to give his mind to his book,… Read the whole commentary →