Proverbs 23:15-16

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¹⁵My son, if your heart is wise,
my heart too will be glad.
¹⁶My soul will rejoice
when your lips speak what is right.

Proverbs 23:22

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²²Hearken to your father who begot you,
and do not despise your mother when she is old.

Proverbs 23:22 in all English translations

Proverbs 23:24-25

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

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