Proverbs 23:24
The father of the just rejoiceth greatly: he that hath begotten a wise son, shall have joy in him.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
23Buy truth, and do not sell wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
25Let thy father, and thy mother be joyful, and let her rejoice that bore thee.
Cross References
1 Kings 1:48And he said: Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, who hath given this day one to sit on my throne, my eyes seeing
1 Kings 2:9Do not thou hold him guiltless. But thou art a wise man, and knowest what to do with him, and thou shalt bring down his grey hairs with blood to hell.
Proverbs 15:20A wise son maketh a father joyful: but the foolish man despiseth his mother.
Proverbs 27:11Study wisdom, my son, and make my heart joyful, that thou mayst give an answer to him that reproacheth.
Ecclesiastes 2:19Whom I know not whether he will be a wise man or a fool, and he shall have rule over all my labours with which I have laboured and been solicitous: and is there any thing so vain?
Philemon 1:20Yea, brother. May I enjoy thee in the Lord. Refresh my bowels in the Lord.
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 →