Proverbs 23:15

Bible in Basic English 1965

My son, if your heart becomes wise, I, even I, will be glad in heart;

Cross References

Proverbs 1:10

My son, if sinners would take you out of the right way, do not go with them.

Proverbs 10:1

A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

Proverbs 15:20

A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother.

Proverbs 2:1

My son, if you will take my words to your heart, storing up my laws in your mind;

Proverbs 27:11

My son, be wise and make my heart glad, so that I may give back an answer to him who puts me to shame.

Proverbs 29:3

A man who is a lover of wisdom is a joy to his father: but he who goes in the company of loose women is a waster of wealth.

Proverbs 4:1

Give ear, my sons, to the teaching of a father; give attention so that you may have knowledge:

Jeremiah 32:41

And truly, I will take pleasure in doing them good, and all my heart and soul will be given to planting them in this land in good faith.

Zephaniah 3:17

The Lord your God is among you, as a strong saviour: he will be glad over you with joy, he will make his love new again, he will make a song of joy over you as in the time of a holy feast.

Matthew 9:2

And they took to him a man stretched on a bed who had no power of moving; and Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the man who was ill, Son, take heart; you have forgiveness for your sins.

Luke 15:32

But it was right to be glad and to have a feast; for this your brother, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away and has come back.

John 15:11

I have said these things to you so that I may have joy in you and so that your joy may be complete.

John 21:5

So Jesus said to them, Children, have you taken any fish? They made answer, No.

1 John 2:1

My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may be without sin. And if any man is a sinner, we have a friend and helper with the Father, Jesus Christ, the upright one:

2 John 1:4

It gave me great joy to see some of your children walking in the true way, even as we were ordered to do by the Father.