Proverbs 23:15
My son! if thy heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
In Context
14Thou, with the rod, shalt smite him, and, his soul from hades, shalt thou deliver.
16So shall my reins exult, when thy lips speak the things that are right.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:10My son, if sinners entice thee, do not consent.
Proverbs 4:1Hear, ye sons, the correction of a father, and attend, that ye may know understanding.
Proverbs 15:20A wise son, maketh a glad father,—but, a dullard, despiseth his own mother.
Proverbs 23:25Rejoice shall thy father and thy mother, yea she, shall exult, who bare thee.
Jeremiah 32:41And I will rejoice over them, to do them good,—And will plant them in this land in truth, with all my heart and with all my soul.
Matthew 9:2And lo! they were bringing unto him a paralytic, on a couch, laid prostrate; and Jesus, seeing, their faith, said to the paralytic,—Take courage! child, forgiven are thy 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 →