Proverbs 23:15
My son, if thy heart be wise, my heart will be glad, even mine;
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
In Context
14Thou beatest him with the rod, and wilt deliver his soul from the nether-world.
16Yea, my reins 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 children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
Proverbs 15:20A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Proverbs 23:25Let thy father and thy mother be glad, and let her that bore thee rejoice.
Jeremiah 32:41Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land in truth with My whole heart and with My whole soul.
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 →