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Prov. 23:15 KJV (With Strong’s)

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My son, ifc thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even βmine.

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Prov. 29:3• ³Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father; but he that is a companion of harlots destroyeth his substance. (Prov. 29:3)

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or, I will rejoice.

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Prov. 1:10• ¹⁰My son, if sinners entice thee, consent not. (Prov. 1:10)

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Prov. 2:1• ¹My son, if thou receivest my words, and layest up my commandments with thee, (Prov. 2:1)

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Prov. 4:1• ¹Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know intelligence; (Prov. 4:1)

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Matt. 9:2• ²And behold, they brought to him a paralytic, laid upon a bed; and Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, Be of good courage, child; thy sins are forgiven. (Matt. 9:2)

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John 21:5• ⁵Jesus therefore says to them, Children, have ye anything to eat? They answered him, No. (John 21:5)

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1 John 2:1• ¹My children, these things I write to you in order that ye may not sin; and if any one sin, we have a patron with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; (1 John 2:1)

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Prov. 23:24‑25• ²⁴The father of a righteous man shall greatly rejoice, and he that begetteth a wise son shall have joy of him:
²⁵let thy father and thy mother have joy, and let her that bore thee rejoice. (Prov. 23:24‑25)

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Prov. 10:1• ¹The Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother. (Prov. 10:1)

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Prov. 15:20• ²⁰A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish man despiseth his mother. (Prov. 15:20)

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Prov. 29:3• ³Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father; but he that is a companion of harlots destroyeth his substance. (Prov. 29:3)

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1 Thess. 2:19‑20• ¹⁹For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of boasting? are not *ye* also before our Lord Jesus at his coming?
²⁰for ye are our glory and joy. (1 Thess. 2:19‑20)

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1 Thess. 3:8‑9• ⁸because now we live if *ye* stand firm in the Lord.
⁹For what thanksgiving can we render to God for you, for all the joy wherewith we rejoice on account of you before our God, (1 Thess. 3:8‑9)

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2 John 4• ⁴I rejoiced greatly that I have found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received commandment from the Father. (2 John 4)

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3 John 3‑4• ³For I rejoiced exceedingly when the brethren came and bore testimony to thy holding fast the truth, even as *thou* walkest in truth.
⁴I have no greater joy than these things that I hear of my children walking in the truth. (3 John 3‑4)

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or, even I will rejoice.

Jer. 32:41• ⁴¹And I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will assuredly plant them in this land with my whole heart and with my whole soul. (Jer. 32:41)

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Zeph. 3:17• ¹⁷Jehovah thy God is in thy midst, a mighty one that will save: he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love; he will exult over thee with singing. (Zeph. 3:17)

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Luke 15:23‑24,32• ²³and bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry:
²⁴for this my son was dead and has come to life, was lost and has been found. And they began to make merry.
³²But it was right to make merry and rejoice, because this thy brother was dead and has come to life again, and was lost and has been found. (Luke 15:23‑24,32)

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John 15:11• ¹¹I have spoken these things to you that my joy may be in you, and your joy be full. (John 15:11)

• {v.15-16} We may hear, in these words of a father addressed to his son, the desire of our Father, God, that His children walk in the truth. It is precious indeed to be thus afforded the holy privilege of giving joy to His heart by loving wisdom and speaking right things. See 3 John 3, 4. (“Proverbs Twenty-Three” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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