Proverbs 23:24
The father of the righteous shall greatly reioyce: and he that begetteth a wyse chylde, shall haue ioy of hym.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
In Context
23Purchase trueth, wysdome, nurture, and vnderstanding, and sell them not.
25[Do so that] thy father and mother may be glad of thee, and that she that bare thee may reioyce.
Cross References
Proverbs 15:20A wyse sonne maketh a glad father: but a foolishe man dispiseth his mother.
Proverbs 27:11My sonne be wyse, and make me a glad heart, that I may make aunswere vnto my rebukers.
Ecclesiastes 2:19And who knoweth whether he shalbe a wise man or a foole? And yet shall he be lorde of all my laboures which I with such wisdome haue taken vnder the sunne: This is also a vayne thyng.
Philemon 1:20Yea brother, let me enioy this pleasure of thee in the Lorde: Comfort my bowels in the Lorde.
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 →