Proverbs 23:15 Explained in Context

Read It With

• Proverbs 23:12–16

Read Proverbs 23:15 with 23:12–16. Read alone, “My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even…” could turn a compressed observation, warning, comparison, or command into a guarantee or complete policy. The full unit establishes: contributes the claim, image, or instruction “Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge”; by 23:16, it contributes the claim, image, or instruction “Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things”. Together the unit concentrates on instruction, correction, and formation, family teaching, responsibility, and mutual care, wisdom, folly, teachability, and moral perception within “Sayings of the wise.”

Why This Verse Appears Here

Proverbs 23:12–16 continues “Justice, truthful judgment, and protection from exploitation — Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the…” by carrying “Instruction, correction, and formation — Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the…” within the same sustained discourse, admonition, numbered form, or poem. Within that relationship, this verse contributes the claim, image, or instruction “My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine”.