Proverbs 23:15-25

15 My son, if thy heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

16 Yes, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.

17 Let not thy heart envy sinners: but [be thou] in the fear of the LORD all the day long.

18 For surely there is an end; and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thy heart in the way

20 Be not among wine-bibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:

21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe [a man] with rags

22 Hearken to thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

23 Buy the truth, and sell [it] not; [also] wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise [child] shall have joy of him.

25 Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bore thee shall rejoice.

Proverbs 23:15-25 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 11

This chapter relates the false steps Solomon took, notwithstanding all his wisdom, in marrying strange wives, and worshipping other gods, 1Ki 11:1-8 upon which the Lord threatens him to rend the kingdom in his son's time, 1Ki 11:9-13 and he raised up adversaries against him, Hadad, Rezon, and Jeroboam, 1Ki 11:14-26 of which last an account is given, and of his being assured by Ahijah the prophet of his having ten of the tribes of Israel given to him; which Solomon having notice of sought to slay him, 1Ki 11:27-40 and the chapter is concluded with an account of Solomon's death and burial, 1Ki 11:41-43.