Proverbs 23:15
My son, if thy mind be wise, my heart shall rejoice with thee:
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 deliver his soul from hell.
16And my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips shall speak what is right.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:10My son, if sinners shall entice thee, consent not to them.
Proverbs 4:1Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend that you may know prudence.
Proverbs 15:20A wise son maketh a father joyful: but the foolish man despiseth his mother.
Proverbs 23:25Let thy father, and thy mother be joyful, and let her rejoice that bore thee.
Jeremiah 32:41And I will rejoice over them, when I shall do them good: and I will plant them in this land in truth, with my whole heart, and with all my soul.
Matthew 9:2And behold they brought to him one sick of the palsy lying in a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the man sick of the palsy: Be of good heart, son, thy sins are 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 →