15 My son, if thine heart be wise, mine heart shall rejoice, and I also,

16 And my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak righteous things.

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Saying 14

15 My son, if your heart is wise,
    then my heart will be glad indeed;
16 my inmost being will rejoice
    when your lips speak what is right.(A)

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22 Obey thy father that hath begotten thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

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Saying 17

22 Listen to your father, who gave you life,
    and do not despise your mother when she is old.(A)

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

25 Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.

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24 The father of a righteous child has great joy;
    a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.(A)
25 May your father and mother rejoice;
    may she who gave you birth be joyful!(B)

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