Proverbs 23:15
My son, if thy heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
In Context
14thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.
16and my reins shall exult, when thy lips speak right things.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:10My son, if sinners entice thee, consent not.
Proverbs 4:1Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know intelligence;
Proverbs 15:20A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Proverbs 23:25let thy father and thy mother have joy, and let her that bore thee rejoice.
Jeremiah 32:41And I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will assuredly plant them in this land with my whole heart and with my whole soul.
Matthew 9:2And behold, they brought to him a paralytic, laid upon a bed; and Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, Be of good courage, child; thy sins are forgiven.
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 →