Proverbs 23:15
Son, if your heart be wise, you shall also gladden my heart;
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
In Context
14For you shall beat him with the rod, and shall deliver his soul from death.
16and your lips shall converse with my lips, if they be right.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:10My son, let not ungodly men lead you astray, neither consent you to them.
Proverbs 4:1Hear, you⌃ children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
Proverbs 15:20A wise son gladdens his father; but a foolish son sneers at his mother.
Proverbs 23:25Let your father and your mother rejoice over you, and let her that bore you be glad.
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 →