Proverbs 23:15

Bible in Basic English (1941)

My son, if your heart becomes wise, I, even I, will be glad in heart;

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 23:24-25 : 24 The father of the upright man will be glad, and he who has a wise child will have joy because of him. 25 Let your father and your mother be glad, let her who gave you birth have joy.
  • Prov 29:3 : 3 A man who is a lover of wisdom is a joy to his father: but he who goes in the company of loose women is a waster of wealth.
  • 2 John 1:4 : 4 It gave me great joy to see some of your children walking in the true way, even as we were ordered to do by the Father.
  • 3 John 1:3-4 : 3 For it gave me great joy when some of the brothers came and gave witness that you had the true faith and were walking in the true way. 4 I have no greater joy than to have news that my children are walking in the true way.
  • Prov 1:10 : 10 My son, if sinners would take you out of the right way, do not go with them.
  • Prov 2:1 : 1 My son, if you will take my words to your heart, storing up my laws in your mind;
  • Prov 4:1 : 1 Give ear, my sons, to the teaching of a father; give attention so that you may have knowledge:
  • Prov 10:1 : 1 A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
  • Prov 15:20 : 20 A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother.
  • Jer 32:41 : 41 And truly, I will take pleasure in doing them good, and all my heart and soul will be given to planting them in this land in good faith.
  • Zeph 3:17 : 17 The Lord your God is among you, as a strong saviour: he will be glad over you with joy, he will make his love new again, he will make a song of joy over you as in the time of a holy feast.
  • Matt 9:2 : 2 And they took to him a man stretched on a bed who had no power of moving; and Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the man who was ill, Son, take heart; you have forgiveness for your sins.
  • Luke 15:23-24 : 23 And get the fat young ox and put it to death, and let us have a feast, and be glad. 24 For this, my son, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away from me, and has come back. And they were full of joy.
  • Luke 15:32 : 32 But it was right to be glad and to have a feast; for this your brother, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away and has come back.
  • John 15:11 : 11 I have said these things to you so that I may have joy in you and so that your joy may be complete.
  • John 21:5 : 5 So Jesus said to them, Children, have you taken any fish? They made answer, No.
  • 1 Thess 2:19-20 : 19 For what is our hope or joy or crown of glory? Are not even you, before our Lord Jesus, at his coming? 20 For you are our glory and our joy.
  • 1 Thess 3:8-9 : 8 For it is life to us if you keep your faith in the Lord unchanged. 9 For how great is the praise which we give to God for you, and how great the joy with which we are glad because of you before our God;
  • 1 John 2:1 : 1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may be without sin. And if any man is a sinner, we have a friend and helper with the Father, Jesus Christ, the upright one:

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 27:11
    84%

    11 My son, be wise and make my heart glad, so that I may give back an answer to him who puts me to shame.

  • Prov 23:16
    84%

    16 And my thoughts in me will be full of joy when your lips say right things.

  • Prov 23:24-26
    3 verses
    82%

    24 The father of the upright man will be glad, and he who has a wise child will have joy because of him.

    25 Let your father and your mother be glad, let her who gave you birth have joy.

    26 My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes take delight in my ways.

  • Prov 23:19
    79%

    19 Give ear, my son, and be wise, guiding your heart in the right way.

  • Prov 29:17
    79%

    17 Give your son training, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your soul.

  • Prov 15:20-21
    2 verses
    78%

    20 A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother.

    21 Foolish behaviour is joy to the unwise; but a man of good sense makes his way straight.

  • Prov 10:1
    77%

    1 A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

  • Prov 2:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1 My son, if you will take my words to your heart, storing up my laws in your mind;

    2 So that your ear gives attention to wisdom, and your heart is turned to knowledge;

  • Prov 5:1
    75%

    1 My son, give attention to my wisdom; let your ear be turned to my teaching:

  • Prov 23:12-14
    3 verses
    74%

    12 Give your heart to teaching, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

    13 Do not keep back training from the child: for even if you give him blows with the rod, it will not be death to him.

    14 Give him blows with the rod, and keep his soul safe from the underworld.

  • Prov 19:18
    74%

    18 Give your son training while there is hope; let not your heart be purposing his death.

  • Prov 22:15
    74%

    15 Foolish ways are deep-seated in the heart of a child, but the rod of punishment will send them far from him.

  • Prov 29:15
    74%

    15 The rod and sharp words give wisdom: but a child who is not guided is a cause of shame to his mother.

  • Prov 3:11-13
    3 verses
    73%

    11 My son, do not make your heart hard against the Lord's teaching; do not be made angry by his training:

    12 For to those who are dear to him the Lord says sharp words, and makes the son in whom he has delight undergo pain.

    13 Happy is the man who makes discovery of wisdom, and he who gets knowledge.

  • Prov 17:25
    73%

    25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitter pain to her who gave him birth.

  • Prov 3:1
    73%

    1 My son, keep my teaching in your memory, and my rules in your heart:

  • Prov 8:31-32
    2 verses
    73%

    31 Playing in his earth; and my delight was with the sons of men.

    32 Give ear to me then, my sons: for happy are those who keep my ways.

  • Prov 4:10
    73%

    10 Give ear, O my son, and let your heart be open to my sayings; and long life will be yours.

  • Prov 16:23
    73%

    23 The heart of the wise man is the teacher of his mouth, and gives increased learning to his lips.

  • Prov 13:24
    73%

    24 He who keeps back his rod is unkind to his son: the loving father gives punishment with care.

  • Prov 4:3
    72%

    3 For I was a son to my father, a gentle and an only one to my mother.

  • Prov 1:8
    72%

    8 My son, give ear to the training of your father, and do not give up the teaching of your mother:

  • Gen 27:8
    72%

    8 Now, my son, do what I say.

  • Prov 4:20
    72%

    20 My son, give attention to my words; let your ear be turned to my sayings.

  • Prov 15:13
    72%

    13 A glad heart makes a shining face, but by the sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

  • Prov 13:1
    72%

    1 A wise son is a lover of teaching, but the ears of the haters of authority are shut to sharp words.

  • Prov 2:10
    72%

    10 For wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasing to your soul;

  • Prov 15:30
    72%

    30 The light of the eyes is a joy to the heart, and good news makes the bones fat.

  • Prov 22:6
    71%

    6 If a child is trained up in the right way, even when he is old he will not be turned away from it.

  • Prov 22:17-18
    2 verses
    71%

    17 Let your ear be bent down for hearing my words, and let your heart give thought to knowledge.

    18 For it is a delight to keep them in your heart, to have them ready on your lips.

  • Prov 17:21
    71%

    21 He who has an unwise son gets sorrow for himself, and the father of a foolish son has no joy.

  • Prov 7:1
    71%

    1 My son, keep my sayings, and let my rules be stored up with you.

  • Prov 17:2
    71%

    2 A servant who does wisely will have rule over a son causing shame, and will have his part in the heritage among brothers.

  • Prov 24:13-14
    2 verses
    71%

    13 My son, take honey, for it is good; and the flowing honey, which is sweet to your taste:

    14 So let your desire be for wisdom: if you have it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

  • Ps 73:15
    71%

    15 If I would make clear what it is like, I would say, You are false to the generation of your children.

  • Ps 49:3
    70%

    3 From my mouth will come words of wisdom; and in the thoughts of my heart will be knowledge.

  • Prov 29:3
    70%

    3 A man who is a lover of wisdom is a joy to his father: but he who goes in the company of loose women is a waster of wealth.

  • Prov 15:23
    70%

    23 A man has joy in the answer of his mouth: and a word at the right time, how good it is!

  • Prov 12:15
    70%

    15 The way of the foolish man seems right to him? but the wise man gives ear to suggestions.