A moment in scripture
Proverbs 23:15
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My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 23:13
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
- Proverbs 23:14
Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
- Proverbs 23:16
Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
- Proverbs 23:17
Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.