Proverbs 23:15
My son, If thy heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
In Context
14Thou wilt indeed beat him with the rod; but thou wilt deliver his soul from perdition.
16And my reins shall exult when thy lips speak what is equitable.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:10My son, if sinners wish to entice thee, consent thou not.
Proverbs 4:1Hear, ye children, the correction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
Proverbs 15:20A wise son causeth his father to rejoice; but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Proverbs 23:25Let [then] thy father and thy mother rejoice, and let her that hath born thee be glad.
Jeremiah 32:41And I will be glad over them to do them good; and I will plant them in this land in truth, with all my heart and with all my 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 →