Proverbs 23:15
My son, if your heart is wise, 1 then my heart also will be glad; 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
In Context
14It is you who must beat him with the rod 1 and save his soul from Sheol. 1
16my inmost being will rejoice 1 when your lips speak what is right. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 1:10My son, if sinners try to entice you into their sin, 1 refuse to follow them. 1
Proverbs 4:1Listen, sons, to a father's instruction, 1 and pay attention so you will know what understanding is. 1
Proverbs 15:20A wise son brings joy to his father, 1 but a foolish person despises his mother. 1
Proverbs 23:25Let your father and your mother be glad 1 and let her who bore you rejoice. 1
Jeremiah 32:41Then I will rejoice in doing good to them. I will faithfully plant them in this land with all my heart and all my life.
Matthew 9:2Behold, they brought to him a paralyzed man lying on a mat. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “Son, be of good cheer. Your sins have been forgiven.”
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 →