Proverbs 23:24
Avi tzaddik (the father of a righteous one) shall greatly rejoice, 1 and he that fathereth a chacham shall have simchah in him. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
23Buy emes, and sell it not; 1 also chochmah, and musar, and binah (understanding). 1
25Avicha and immecha shall be glad, 1 and she that bore thee shall rejoice. 1
Cross References
1 Kings 1:48Also so said HaMelech, Baruch Hashem Elohei Yisroel, Who hath given one to sit on my kisse this day, mine eyes even seeing it.
1 Kings 2:9Now therefore hold him not guiltless; for thou art an ish chacham, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his gray head bring thou down with dahm to She'ol.
Proverbs 15:20A ben chacham maketh glad an av, 1 but a kesil adam despiseth immo. 1
Proverbs 27:11Beni (my son), be chacham, and make my lev glad, 1 that I may answer my accusers. 1
Ecclesiastes 2:19And who hath da'as whether he shall be a chacham or a kesil? Nevertheless shall he have shlitah (control, authority) over all my amal for which I have toiled, and have poured out my chochmah under the shemesh. This also is hevel.
Philemon 1:20Yes, Ach b'Moshiach, I would have some “usefulness” from you in Adoneinu. Refresh my lev in Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach.
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 →