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.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 23:16 Lit. kidneys

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.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 23:15 Or “mind”
  2. Proverbs 23:16 Literally “kidneys”

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.

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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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