Proverbs 23:15-16·~1 min
Saying 14
If the son's heart becomes wise, the father's heart rejoices, and inward delight rises when the son's lips speak what is right. Wisdom here is portrayed as emotionally rewarding to the whole household.
M15y son, if your heart is wise, 16My inmost being will rejoice
Section summaryThe fourteenth saying imagines the father's deep rejoicing when the son becomes truly wise and upright in speech. It presents wisdom not as private achievement alone but as filial joy that reaches the inmost being of those who love the learner.
Role in the chapterThis section functions as a positive vision of wisdom's relational fruit. Its work is to motivate wise-hearted living through the joy it brings to others.