Proverbs 23:15
My sonne, if thine heart be wise, mine heart shall reioyce, and I also.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
In Context
14Thou shalt smite him with the rodde, and shalt deliuer his soule from hell.
16And my reynes shall reioyce, when thy lips speake righteous things.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:10My sonne, if sinners doe intise thee, consent thou not.
Proverbs 4:1Heare, O ye children, the instruction of a father, and giue eare to learne vnderstanding.
Proverbs 15:20A wise sonne reioyceth the father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Proverbs 23:25Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall reioyce.
Jeremiah 32:41Yea, I wil delite in them to do them good, and I wil plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart, and with all my soule.
Matthew 9:2And loe, they brought to him a man sicke of the palsie, laid on a bed. And Iesus seeing their faith, saide to the sicke of the palsie, Sonne, be of good comfort: thy sinnes are forgiuen thee.
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 →