Proverbs 23:15

KJV1611 – Modern English

My son, if your heart is wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

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  • Prov 23:24-25 : 24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice, and he who begets a wise child shall have joy of him. 25 Your father and your mother shall be glad, and she who bore you shall rejoice.
  • Prov 29:3 : 3 Whoever loves wisdom makes his father glad; but he who keeps company with harlots wastes his wealth.
  • 2 John 1:4 : 4 I rejoiced greatly that I found your children walking in truth, as we received a commandment from the Father.
  • 3 John 1:3-4 : 3 For I rejoiced greatly when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in you, even as you walk in the truth. 4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
  • Prov 1:10 : 10 My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.
  • Prov 2:1 : 1 My son, if you will receive my words and hide my commandments with you;
  • Prov 4:1 : 1 Listen, you children, to the instruction of a father, and pay attention to gain understanding.
  • Prov 10:1 : 1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
  • Prov 15:20 : 20 A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
  • Jer 32:41 : 41 Yes, 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.
  • Zeph 3:17 : 17 The LORD your God in the midst of you is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over you with joy; he will rest in his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.
  • Matt 9:2 : 2 And behold, they brought to him a man sick with paralysis, lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralyzed man, Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you.
  • Luke 15:23-24 : 23 And bring the fatted calf here and kill it; and let us eat and be merry: 24 For this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found. And they began to be merry.
  • Luke 15:32 : 32 It was right that we should make merry and be glad: for this your brother was dead and is alive again; and was lost and is found.
  • John 15:11 : 11 These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.
  • John 21:5 : 5 Then Jesus said to them, Children, do you have any fish? They answered him, No.
  • 1 Thess 2:19-20 : 19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming? 20 For you are our glory and joy.
  • 1 Thess 3:8-9 : 8 For now we live, if you stand firm in the Lord. 9 For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God;
  • 1 John 2:1 : 1 My little children, I write these things to you so that you do not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may have an answer for him who reproaches me.

  • 16Yes, my inmost being shall rejoice, when your lips speak right things.

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    24The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice, and he who begets a wise child shall have joy of him.

    25Your father and your mother shall be glad, and she who bore you shall rejoice.

    26My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways.

  • 19Hear, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart in the way.

  • 17Correct your son, and he will give you rest; yes, he will give delight to your soul.

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    20A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.

    21Folly is joy to him who is destitute of wisdom, but a man of understanding walks uprightly.

  • 1The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

  • Prov 2:1-2
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    75%

    1My son, if you will receive my words and hide my commandments with you;

    2So that you incline your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;

  • 1My son, attend to my wisdom, and incline your ear to my understanding:

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    12Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

    13Do not withhold correction from a child, for if you beat him with the rod, he will not die.

    14You shall beat him with the rod, and deliver his soul from hell.

  • 18Chasten your son while there is hope, and do not spare for his crying.

  • 15Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child, but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

  • 15The rod and reproof give wisdom; but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.

  • Prov 3:11-13
    3 verses
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    11My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD; nor be weary of his correction:

    12For whom the LORD loves he corrects; even as a father the son in whom he delights.

    13Happy is the man that finds wisdom, and the man that gains understanding.

  • 25A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.

  • 1My son, do not forget my law; but let your heart keep my commandments:

  • Prov 8:31-32
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    31Rejoicing in the inhabitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.

    32Now therefore listen to me, O children, for blessed are those who keep my ways.

  • 10Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of your life will be many.

  • 23The heart of the wise teaches his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.

  • 24He who spares his rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him promptly.

  • 3For I was my father's son, tender and dearly loved in the sight of my mother.

  • 8My son, hear the instruction of your father, and do not forsake the law of your mother;

  • 8Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to what I command you.

  • 20My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.

  • 13A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

  • 1A wise son hears his father's instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

  • 10When wisdom enters your heart and knowledge is pleasant to your soul;

  • 30The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, and a good report makes the bones healthy.

  • 6Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

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    17Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge.

    18For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you; they shall all be ready on your lips.

  • 21He who begets a fool does so to his sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.

  • 1My son, keep my words and store up my commandments with you.

  • 2A wise servant will rule over a son who causes shame, and will share the inheritance among the brethren.

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    13My son, eat honey because it is good, and the honeycomb, which is sweet to your taste.

    14So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul: when you have found it, then there shall be a reward, and your expectation shall not be cut off.

  • 15If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I would offend against the generation of Your children.

  • 3My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.

  • 3Whoever loves wisdom makes his father glad; but he who keeps company with harlots wastes his wealth.

  • 23A man has joy by the answer of his mouth, and a word spoken in due season, how good it is!

  • 15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who listens to counsel is wise.