Proverbs 23:24
The father of the righteous will be greatly glad, and he that begetteth a wise child will have joy through him.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
23Buy the truth and sell it not; [also] wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
25Let [then] thy father and thy mother rejoice, and let her that hath born thee be glad.
Cross References
1 Kings 1:48And also thus hath the king said, Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, who hath given [me] this day one who sitteth on my throne, while my eyes see it.
1 Kings 2:9But now leave him not unpunished; for thou art a wise man; know then what thou oughtest to do unto him, and bring thou down his hoary head with blood to the grave.
Proverbs 15:20A wise son causeth his father to rejoice; but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Proverbs 27:11Become wise, my son, and cause my heart to rejoice, that I may give an answer to him that reproacheth me.
Ecclesiastes 2:19And who knoweth, whether he will be a wise man or a fool? yet will he have full sway over all my toil wherein I have toiled, and wherein I have shown myself wise under the sun. Also this is 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 →