Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

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

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:

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 Thou with a rod smitest him, And his soul from Sheol thou deliverest. 15 My son, if thy heart hath been wise, My heart rejoiceth, even mine, 16 And my reins exult when thy lips speak uprightly.

Cross References

Proverbs 29:3

A man loving wisdom rejoiceth his father, And a friend of harlots destroyeth wealth.

Proverbs 23:24-25

The father of the righteous rejoiceth greatly, The begetter of the wise rejoiceth in him.

Proverbs 1:10

My son, if sinners entice thee be not willing.

Proverbs 2:1

My son, if thou dost accept my sayings, And my commands dost lay up with thee,

Proverbs 4:1

Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding.

Proverbs 10:1

Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son is an affliction to his mother.

Proverbs 15:20

A wise son rejoiceth a father. And a foolish man is despising his mother.

Jeremiah 32:41

and I have rejoiced over them to do them good, and have planted them in this land in truth, with all my heart, and with all My soul.

Zephaniah 3:17

Jehovah thy God is in thy midst, A mighty one doth save, He rejoiceth over thee with joy, He doth work in His love, He joyeth over thee with singing.'

Matthew 9:2

and lo, they were bringing to him a paralytic, laid upon a couch, and Jesus having seen their faith, said to the paralytic, 'Be of good courage, child, thy sins have been forgiven thee.'

Luke 15:23-24

and having brought the fatted calf, kill it, and having eaten, we may be merry,

Luke 15:32

but to be merry, and to be glad, it was needful, because this thy brother was dead, and did live again, he was lost, and was found.'

John 15:11

these things I have spoken to you, that my joy in you may remain, and your joy may be full.

John 21:5

Jesus, therefore, saith to them, 'Lads, have ye any meat?'

1 Thessalonians 2:19-20

for what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? are not even ye before our Lord Jesus Christ in his presence?

1 Thessalonians 3:8-9

because now we live, if ye may stand fast in the Lord;

1 John 2:1

My little children, these things I write to you, that ye may not sin: and if any one may sin, an advocate we have with the Father, Jesus Christ, a righteous one,

2 John 1:4

I rejoiced exceedingly that I have found of thy children walking in truth, even as a command we did receive from the Father;

3 John 1:3-4

for I rejoiced exceedingly, brethren coming and testifying of the truth in thee, even as thou in truth dost walk;

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