Proverbs 23:15
Beni (my son), if thine lev be chacham, 1 my own lev shall have simchah. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
In Context
14Thou shalt spank him with the shevet, 1 and shalt save his nefesh from Sheol. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 1:10Beni (my son), if chatt'aim (sinners) entice thee, 1 consent thou not. 1
Proverbs 4:1Hear, ye banim, the musar (instruction, discipline) of an av, 1 and attend to know binah (understanding). 1
Proverbs 15:20A ben chacham maketh glad an av, 1 but a kesil adam despiseth immo. 1
Proverbs 23:25Avicha and immecha shall be glad, 1 and she that bore thee shall rejoice. 1
Jeremiah 32:41Indeed, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land b'emes with all My lev and with all My nefesh.
Matthew 9:2And hinei! They brought to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach a paralytic lying upon a mat. Having seen their emunah, he said to the paralytic, Chazak! (Be strong!) Selicha (forgiveness) is granted on your averos (sins)!
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 →