Proverbs 23:15
My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
King James Version
In Context
14Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
16Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:10My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
Proverbs 4:1Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
Proverbs 15:20A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Proverbs 23:25Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
Jeremiah 32:41Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.
Matthew 9:2And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven 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 →