Proverbs 23:15-16
New Living Translation
15 My child,[a] if your heart is wise,
my own heart will rejoice!
16 Everything in me will celebrate
when you speak what is right.
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 Living Translation
24 The father of godly children has cause for joy.
What a pleasure to have children who are wise.[a]
25 So give your father and mother joy!
May she who gave you birth be happy.
Footnotes
- 23:24 Hebrew to have a wise son.
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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