Proverbs 23:24
A righteous father brings up his children well; and his soul rejoices over a wise son.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
25Let thy father and thy mother rejoice over thee, and let her that bore thee be glad.
Cross References
1 Kings 1:48Moreover thus said the king, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who has this day + 1:48 Gr. given.appointed one of my seed sitting on my throne, and my eyes see it.
1 Kings 2:9But thou shalt by no means hold him guiltless, for thou art a wise man, and wilt know what thou shalt do to him, and shalt bring down his grey hairs with blood to the grave.
Proverbs 15:20A wise son gladdens his father; but a foolish son sneers at his mother.
Proverbs 27:11Son, be wise, that thy heart may rejoice; and remove thou from thyself reproachful words.
Ecclesiastes 2:19And who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? and whether he will have power over all my labour in which I laboured, and wherein I grew wise under the sun? this is also vanity.
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 →