Proverbs 23:15
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“My son, if your heart is wise, my own heart will indeed rejoice.”
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BSBPD
“My son, if your heart is wise, my own heart will indeed rejoice.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“My son, if thy heart be wise, My heart will be glad, even mine:”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“My son, if thy heart hath been wise, My heart rejoiceth, even mine,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Proverbs 23:15 — 20 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 1:10My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them.
- Proverbs 2:1My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you,
- Proverbs 4:1Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.
- Proverbs 10:1The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
- Proverbs 15:20A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
- Proverbs 23:24The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.
- Proverbs 23:25May your father and mother be glad, and may she who gave you birth rejoice!
- Proverbs 29:3A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
- Jeremiah 32:41Yes, I will rejoice in doing them good, and I will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul.
- Zephaniah 3:17The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”
- Matthew 9:2Just then some men brought to Him a paralytic lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.”
- Luke 15:23Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate.
- Luke 15:32But it was fitting to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”
- John 15:11I have told you these things so that My joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.
- John 21:5So He called out to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” “No,” they answered.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:19After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?
- 1 Thessalonians 3:8For now we can go on living, as long as you are standing firm in the Lord.
- 1 John 2:1My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.
- 2 John 1:4I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father has commanded us.
- 3 John 1:3For I was overjoyed when the brothers came and testified about your devotion to the truth, in which you continue to walk.
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