15 My son, if your heart is (A)wise,
My own heart also will be glad,
16 And my [a]innermost being will rejoice
When your lips speak (B)what is right.

17 (C)Do not let your heart envy sinners,
But live in [b]the (D)fear of the Lord [c]always.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 23:16 Lit kidneys
  2. Proverbs 23:17 Or reverence for
  3. Proverbs 23:17 Lit all the day

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