Proverbs 23:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 23:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 23:15 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. even...: or, even I will rejoice" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 23:15 — KJV
“My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. even...: or, even I will rejoice”
— Proverbs 23:15 (KJV)
Proverbs 23:15 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 23:15
“Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it. yearned: Heb. were hot”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 23:15: son, thine, wise
“Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 23:15: son, thine, even
“I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness: I applied...: Heb. I and mine heart compassed”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 23:15: son, heart, even
“Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 23:15: son, thine, heart
“Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep: seven days it shall be with his dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 23:15: thine, wise, even
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