Proverbs 23:15-16
New King James Version
15 My son, if your heart is wise,
My heart will rejoice—indeed, I myself;
16 Yes, my [a]inmost being will rejoice
When your lips speak right things.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:16 Lit. kidneys
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 23:24-25
New King James Version
24 (A)The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,
And he who begets a wise child will delight in him.
25 Let your father and your mother be glad,
And let her who bore you rejoice.
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.
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