Proverbs 23:24
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
King James Version with Apocrypha
In The King James Version
In Context
23Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
25Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
Cross References
1 Kings 1:48And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.
1 Kings 2:9Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.
Proverbs 15:20A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Proverbs 27:11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
Ecclesiastes 2:19And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.
Philemon 1:20Yea, brother, let me have joy of 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 →