¹⁵ My son, if thy heart be wise, My heart will be glad, even mine:

²⁴ The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; And he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.

²⁵ Let thy father and thy mother be glad, And let her that bare thee rejoice.

³ Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father; But he that keepeth company with harlots wasteth `his' substance.

³ For I rejoiced greatly, when brethren came and bare witness unto thy truth, even as thou walkest in truth.

⁴ Greater joy have I none than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.

⁴ I rejoice greatly that I have found `certain' of thy children walking in truth, even as we received commandment from the Father.

¹ My little children, these things write I unto you that ye may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

⁸ for now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.

⁹ For what thanksgiving can we render again unto God for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;

¹⁹ For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of glorying? Are not even ye, before our Lord Jesus at his coming?

²⁰ For ye are our glory and our joy.

⁵ Jesus therefore saith unto them, Children, have ye aught to eat? They answered him, No.

¹¹ These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy may be in you, and `that' your joy may be made full.

³² But it was meet to make merry and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive `again'; and `was' lost, and is found.

²³ and bring the fatted calf, `and' kill it, and let us eat, and make merry:

²⁴ for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

² And behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, be of good cheer; thy sins are forgiven.

¹⁷ Jehovah thy God is in the midst of thee, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love; he will joy over thee with singing.

⁴¹ Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.

²⁰ A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his mother.

¹ The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

¹ Hear, `my' sons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding:

¹ My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee;

¹⁰ My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not.