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My son,בְּנִיifאִםyour heartלִבֶּךָis wise,חָכַםmy heartלִבִּיwill be glad,יִשְׂמַחmineאָנִיtoo;גַם
Proverbs 23:15
Study it in the app“My son, if your heart is wise, my heart will be glad, mine too;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 23:15, word by word
- My sonבְּנִbeni
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “beni” appears- your heartלִבֶּlibe
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “libe” appears- is wiseחָכַםchacham
be wise
Be wise, act wisely; in Exodus 1:10, act shrewdly.
Where else “chacham” appears- will be gladיִשְׂמַחyismach
rejoice
To feel glad and show it, above all at the feast before YHWH.
Where else “yismach” appears
The context
14You will strike him with the rod, and you will rescue his soul from Sheol.
15 · This verse (above)
16and my kidneys will exult when your lips speak what is right.