Proverbs 23:15-16
Lexham English Bible
15 My child, if your heart[a] is wise,
my heart will be glad—even me!
16 And my insides[b] will rejoice
when your lips speak what is upright.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:15 Or “mind”
- Proverbs 23:16 Literally “kidneys”
Proverbs 23:15-16
English Standard Version
15 (A)My son, if your heart is wise,
my heart too will be glad.
16 My (B)inmost being[a] will exult
when your lips speak (C)what is right.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:16 Hebrew My kidneys
Proverbs 23:24-25
Lexham English Bible
24 The father of the righteous will surely rejoice;
he who bears a wise person will be happy with him.
25 May your father and your mother be glad,
and may she who bore you rejoice.
Proverbs 23:24-25
English Standard Version
24 (A)The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;
he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.
25 (B)Let your father and mother be glad;
let (C)her who bore you rejoice.
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