Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

My son, if your heart is wise,
My own heart also will be glad;

King James Version

My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

Holman Bible

My son, if your heart is wise,
my heart will indeed rejoice.

International Standard Version

My son, if your heart is wise, my own heart will greatly rejoice.

American Standard Version

My son, if thy heart be wise, My heart will be glad, even mine:

Amplified


My son, if your heart is wise,
My heart will also be glad;

Bible in Basic English

My son, if your heart becomes wise, I, even I, will be glad in heart;

Darby Translation

My son, if thy heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine;

Julia Smith Translation

My son, if thy heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

King James 2000

My son, if your heart is wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

Lexham Expanded Bible

My child, if your heart is wise, my heart will be glad--even me!

Modern King James verseion

My son, if your heart is wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

My son, if thy heart receive wisdom, my heart also shall rejoice:

NET Bible

My child, if your heart is wise, then my heart also will be glad;

New Heart English Bible

My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine:

The Emphasized Bible

My son! if thy heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

Webster

My son, if thy heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

World English Bible

My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine:

Youngs Literal Translation

My son, if thy heart hath been wise, My heart rejoiceth, even mine,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
be wise
חכם 
Chakam 
Usage: 27

שׂמח 
Samach 
Usage: 155

References

Easton

Context Readings

Learning From Your Father

14 You shall strike him with the rod
And rescue his soul from Sheol.
15 My son, if your heart is wise,
My own heart also will be glad;
16 And my inmost being will rejoice
When your lips speak what is right.



Cross References

Proverbs 29:3

A man who loves wisdom makes his father glad,
But he who keeps company with harlots wastes his wealth.

Proverbs 23:24-25

The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,
And he who sires a wise son will be glad in him.

Proverbs 1:10

My son, if sinners entice you,
Do not consent.

Proverbs 2:1

My son, if you will receive my words
And treasure my commandments within you,

Proverbs 4:1

Hear, O sons, the instruction of a father,
And give attention that you may gain understanding,

Proverbs 10:1

The proverbs of Solomon.
A wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish son is a grief to his mother.

Proverbs 15:20

A wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish man despises his mother.

Jeremiah 32:41

I will rejoice over them to do them good and will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul.

Zephaniah 3:17

“The Lord your God is in your midst,
A victorious warrior.
He will exult over you with joy,
He will be quiet in His love,
He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.

Matthew 9:2

And they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.”

Luke 15:23-24

and bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat and celebrate;

Luke 15:32

But we had to celebrate and rejoice, for this brother of yours was dead and has begun to live, and was lost and has been found.’”

John 15:11

These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full.

John 21:5

So Jesus *said to them, “Children, you do not have any fish, do you?” They answered Him, “No.”

1 Thessalonians 2:19-20

For who is our hope or joy or crown of exultation? Is it not even you, in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?

1 Thessalonians 3:8-9

for now we really live, if you stand firm in the Lord.

1 John 2:1

My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous;

2 John 1:4

I was very glad to find some of your children walking in truth, just as we have received commandment to do from the Father.

3 John 1:3-4

For I was very glad when brethren came and testified to your truth, that is, how you are walking in truth.

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