Proverbs 23:15
My son, if your heart is wise, my own heart will indeed rejoice.
BSB
ASV
My son, if thy heart be wise, My heart will be glad, even mine:
KJV
My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
Another continuous exhortation rather than a collection of maxims. Pro 23:16 The teacher rejoices when the disciple’s heart Pro 23:15 receives wisdom, and yet more when his lips can utter it. Reins - See Job 19:27 note. Pro 23:17 Envy sinners - Compare in Psa 37:1; Psa 73:3; the feeling which looks half-longingly at the prosperity of evil doers. Some connect the verb “envy” with the second clause, “envy not sinners, but envy, emulate, the fear of the Lord.” Pro 23:18 Or, For if there is an end (hereafter), thine expectations shall not be cut off.
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Zephaniah 3:17The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”
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For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.
The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.
No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will…
Yes, I will rejoice in doing them good, and I will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul.
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2 John 1:4I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father has commanded us.
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For I was overjoyed when the brothers came and testified about your devotion to the truth, in which you continue to walk.
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in…
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