Proverbs 23:24

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.”

— WEB

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

— KJV

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

— ASV

Proverbs 10:1 "The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother."
Proverbs 15:20 "A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother."
Proverbs 23:15-16 "My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine:"
Proverbs 29:3 "Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father; but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth."
Philemon 1:20 "Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in the Lord."
Philemon 1:9 "yet for love’s sake I rather beg, being such a one as Paul, the aged, but also a prisoner of Jesus Christ."
Ecclesiastes 2:19 "Who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have rule over all of my labor in which I have labored, and in which I hav…"
1 Kings 2:9 "Now therefore don’t hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man; and you will know what you ought to do to him, and you shall bring his gr…"

(Compare Pro 10:1; Pro 17:21, Pro 17:25).

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