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Proverbs 23:15–18

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15My child, if your heartj is wise,

my heart will be glad—even me!

16And my insidesk will rejoice

when your lips speak what is upright.

17May your heartl not envy the sinners,

but live in fear of Yahweh all day.m

18Surelyn there is a future,

and your hope will not be cut off.

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Footnotes

  1. jOr “mind”
  2. kLiterally “kidneys”
  3. lOr “mind”
  4. mLiterally “all the day”
  5. nLiterally “For if”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

My son, if your heart is wise,

my heart too will be glad.

My inmost being will exult

when your lips speak what is right.

Let not your heart envy sinners,

but continue in the fear of the Lord all the day.

Surely there is a future,

and your hope will not be cut off.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

My son, if your heart is wise,

then my heart will be glad indeed;

my inmost being will rejoice

when your lips speak what is right.

Do not let your heart envy sinners,

but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord.

There is surely a future hope for you,

and your hope will not be cut off.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

My son, if your heart is wise,

my heart will indeed rejoice.

My innermost being will celebrate

when your lips say what is right.

Don’t let your heart envy sinners;

instead, always fear the Lord.

For then you will have a future,

and your hope will not be dashed.

NLTNew Living Translation

My child, if your heart is wise,

my own heart will rejoice!

Everything in me will celebrate

when you speak what is right.

Don’t envy sinners,

but always continue to fear the Lord.

You will be rewarded for this;

your hope will not be disappointed.

KJV 1900King James Version

My son, if thine heart be wise,

My heart shall rejoice, even mine.

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.

For surely there is an end;

And thine expectation shall not be cut off.