Proverbs 23:15 — Meaning and Application

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“My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. {even...: or, even I will rejoice}”

Proverbs 23:15

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Withhold not correction from the child: for {if} thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.

My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. {even...: or, even I will rejoice}

Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.

Let not thine heart envy sinners: but {be thou} in the fear of the LORD all the day long.

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Proverbs 23:1

"When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what {is} before thee:"

Proverbs 23:2

"And put a knife to thy throat, if thou {be} a man given to appetite."

Proverbs 23:3

"Be not desirous of his dainties: for they {are} deceitful meat."

Proverbs 23:4

"Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom."

Proverbs 23:5

"Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for {riches} certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. {set...: Heb. cause thine eyes to fly upon}"

Proverbs 23:6

"Eat thou not the bread of {him that hath} an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:"

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