Friday!

Proverbs!

My child, 

if your heart is wise, 

my own heart will rejoice!

Proverbs 23:15 NLT

Who is being written to here? 

The word here is "Ben" which can mean grandchild, can mean a broader concept of someone in your influence, an arrow. 

So consider this proverb in the light of those you may have taught in some way, and those who have taught you, sent you out into the world. 

The word for heart is our old friend "leb", the inner person, who we are at our core. 

And then there's being wise. This isn't being clever or knowing things, but choices that are lived out. 

When you've taught, shared with, invested in, encouraged someone, and they are living out wise choices in their lives, your heart is allowed to have a small party. 

In New Testament terms we might call this "making disciples". Hearts in tune with one another, happy that wisdom is being lived out in the world.

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