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Proverbs 23:15-16
New English Translation
Proverbs 23:15-16
New English Translation
15 My child,[a] if your heart is wise,
then my heart also will be glad;
16 my soul[b] will rejoice
when your lips speak what is right.[c]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:15 tn Heb “my son,” although the context does not limit this exhortation to male children.
- Proverbs 23:16 tn Heb “my kidneys”; in biblical Hebrew the term was used for the innermost being, the soul, the central location of the passions. Cf. NASB, NIV “my inmost being.”
- Proverbs 23:16 sn This twelfth saying simply observes that children bring joy to their parents when they demonstrate wisdom. The quatrain is arranged in a chiastic structure (AB:B'A'): The first line (A) speaks of wisdom in the child, and it is paired with the last line (A') which speaks of the child’s saying what is right. In between these brackets are two lines (B and B') concerning joy to the parent.
Proverbs 23:15-16
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 23:15-16
Legacy Standard Bible
15 My son, if your heart is (A)wise,
My own heart also will be glad;
16 And my [a]inmost being will exult
When your lips speak (B)upright things.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:16 Lit kidneys
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