Tree of Life Version
Proverbs 23:15
15My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart also will be glad.
Proverbs 23:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
- New International Version (NIV)My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad indeed;
- English Standard Version (ESV)My son, if your heart is wise, my heart too will be glad.
- New King James Version (NKJV)My son, if your heart is wise, My heart will rejoice—indeed, I myself;
Context of Proverbs 23:15
13Do not withhold correction from a child. If you strike him with a rod, he will not die. 14Punish him with a rod, and deliver his soul from Sheol. My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart also will be glad. 16Yes, my inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right. 17Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be in the fear of Adonai.
Read all of Proverbs 23Proverbs 23:15 word by word
בְּ֭נִי אִם־חָכַ֣ם לִבֶּ֑ךָ יִשְׂמַ֖ח לִבִּ֣י גַם־אָֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 23:15
- Proverbs 1:10My son, if sinners entice you, do not give in.
- Proverbs 2:1My son, if you accept my words and treasure my mitzvot within you,
- Proverbs 4:1Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction. Pay attention, to gain understanding.
- Matthew 9:2Just then, some people brought to Him a paralyzed man lying on a cot. And seeing their faith, Yeshua said to the paralyzed man, “Take courage, son! Your sins are forgiven.”
- John 21:5So Yeshua said to them, “Boys, you don’t happen to have any fish, do you?” “No,” they answered Him.
- 1 John 2:1My children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an Intercessor with the Father—the righteous Messiah Yeshua.
- Proverbs 23:24The father of a righteous one rejoices greatly. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.
- Proverbs 10:1The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son gives joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
- Proverbs 15:20A wise child brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.
- Proverbs 29:3Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:19For who is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Yeshua at His coming? Is it not you?
- 1 Thessalonians 3:8For now we live, since you are standing firm in the Lord.
- 2 John 1:4I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in truth, just as we received as a commandment from the Father.
- 3 John 1:3For I was overjoyed when some brethren came and testified of the truth in you—how you are walking in truth.
- Jeremiah 32:41“Yes, I will delight in doing good for them, and with all My heart and all My soul I will in truth plant them in this land.”
- Zephaniah 3:17Adonai your God is in your midst— a mighty Savior! He will delight over you with joy. He will quiet you with His love. He will dance for joy over you with singing.’
Commentaries on Proverbs 23:15
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15-35Verses 15-35 Another continuous exhortation rather than a collection of maxims. Proverbs 23:16 The teacher rejoices when the disciple‘s heart Proverbs 23:15 receives wisdom, and yet more when his lips can utter it. Reins - See Job 19:27 note. Proverbs 23:17 Envy sinners - Compare in Psalm 37:1; Psalm 73:3; the feeling which looks half-longingly at the prosperity of evil doers. Some connect the verb “envy” with the second clause, “envy not sinners, but…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-16Verses 12-16 Here is a parent instructing his child to give his mind to the Scriptures. Here is a parent correcting his child: accompanied with prayer, and blessed of God, it may prove a means of preventing his destruction. Here is a parent encouraging his child, telling him what would be for his good. And what a comfort it would be, if herein he answered his expectation!Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-16Saying 13: A wise parent feels joy when their child is wise (see Proverbs 10:1).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-1615-16. The pleasure afforded the teacher by the pupil's progress is a motive to diligence.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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