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15 My child, if your heart is wise,
    my heart also will be glad.

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24 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;
    he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.(A)
25 Let your father and mother be glad;
    let her who bore you rejoice.

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Truth and Love

I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as we have been commanded by the Father.

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A child who loves wisdom makes a parent glad,
    but a companion of prostitutes destroys wealth.(A)

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For I was overjoyed when some brothers and sisters arrived and testified to your faithfulness to the truth, how you walk in the truth.(A) I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my children are walking in the truth.(B)

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17 The Lord, your God, is in your midst,
    a warrior who gives victory;
he will rejoice over you with gladness;
    he will renew you[a] in his love;
he will exult over you with loud singing(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 3.17 Gk Syr: Heb he will be silent

Parental Advice

Listen, children, to a father’s instruction,
    and be attentive, that you may gain[a] insight,(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 4.1 Heb know

The Value of Wisdom

My child, if you accept my words
    and treasure up my commandments within you,(A)

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10 My child, if sinners entice you,
    do not consent.(A)

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Christ Our Advocate

My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous,(A)

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For we now live, if you continue to stand firm in the Lord. How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy that we feel before our God because of you?

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20 A wise child makes a glad father,
    but the foolish despise their mothers.(A)

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Wise Sayings of Solomon

10 The proverbs of Solomon.

A wise child makes a glad father,
    but a foolish child is a mother’s grief.(A)

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