Proverbs 23:24
The father of the upright man will be glad, and he who has a wise child will have joy because of him.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
In Context
25Let your father and your mother be glad, let her who gave you birth have joy.
Cross References
1 Kings 1:48Then the king said, May the God of Israel be praised, who has given one of my seed to be king in my place this day and has let my eyes see it.
1 Kings 2:9But do not let him be free from punishment, for you are a wise man; and it will be clear to you what you have to do with him; see that his white head goes down to the underworld in blood.
Proverbs 15:20A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother.
Proverbs 27:11My son, be wise and make my heart glad, so that I may give back an answer to him who puts me to shame.
Ecclesiastes 2:19And who is to say if that man will be wise or foolish? But he will have power over all my work which I have done and in which I have been wise under the sun. This again is to no purpose.
Philemon 1:20So brother, let me have joy of you in the Lord: give new life to my heart in Christ.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 23:20-29
19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way. 20 Be not among winebibbers; 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 unto 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… Read the whole commentary →