¹⁴ You shall beat him with the rod, and shall deliver his soul from sheol. ¹⁵ My son, if your heart is wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. ¹⁶ Yea, my inmost being shall rejoice, when your lips speak right things.

Cross References

Proverbs 29:3

Whosoever loves wisdom rejoices his father: but he that keeps company with harlots wastes his substance.

Proverbs 23:24-25

The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begets a wise child shall have joy in him.

Proverbs 1:10

My son, if sinners entice you, consent not.

Proverbs 2:1

My son, if you will receive my words, and lay up my commandments with you;

Proverbs 4:1

Hear, you children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.

Proverbs 10:1

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father: but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.

Proverbs 15:20

A wise son makes a glad father: but a foolish man despises his mother.

Jeremiah 32:41

Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.

Zephaniah 3:17

The LORD your God in the midst of you is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over you with joy; he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.

Matthew 9:2

And, behold, they brought to him a man sick, a paralytic, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the paralytic; Son, be of good cheer; your sins be forgiven you.

Luke 15:23-24

And bring here the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:

Luke 15:32

It was right that we should make merry, and be glad: for this your brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

John 15:11

These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

John 21:5

Then Jesus said unto them, Children, have you any fish? They answered him, No.

1 Thessalonians 2:19-20

For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?

1 Thessalonians 3:8-9

For now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord.

1 John 2:1

My little children, these things write I unto you, that you sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

2 John 1:4

I rejoiced greatly that I found some of your children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.

3 John 1:3-4

For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in you, even as you walk in the truth.