Proverbs 23:24

World English Bible (2000)

The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:1 : 1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
  • Prov 15:20 : 20 A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.
  • Prov 23:15-16 : 15 My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine: 16 yes, my heart will rejoice, when your lips speak what is right.
  • Prov 29:3 : 3 Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father; but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
  • Eccl 2:19 : 19 Who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have rule over all of my labor in which I have labored, and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.
  • Phlm 1:9 : 9 yet for love's sake I rather beg, being such a one as Paul, the aged, but also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.
  • Phlm 1:20 : 20 Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in the Lord.
  • 1 Kgs 1:48 : 48 Also thus said the king, 'Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who has given one to sit on my throne this day, my eyes even seeing it.'"
  • 1 Kgs 2:1-3 : 1 Now the days of David drew near that he should die; and he commanded Solomon his son, saying, 2 "I am going the way of all the earth. You be strong therefore, and show yourself a man; 3 and keep the instruction of Yahweh your God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, his commandments, his ordinances, and his testimonies, according to that which is written in the law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do, and wherever you turn yourself.
  • 1 Kgs 2:9 : 9 Now therefore don't hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man; and you will know what you ought to do to him, and you shall bring his gray head down to Sheol with blood."

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    25Let your father and your mother be glad! Let her who bore you rejoice!

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  • Prov 23:15-16
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    15My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine:

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  • Prov 17:21
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    21He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.

  • Prov 10:1
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    1The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

  • Prov 15:20-21
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    20A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.

    21Folly is joy to one who is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding keeps his way straight.

  • Prov 29:17
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    17Correct your son, and he will give you peace; yes, he will bring delight to your soul.

  • Prov 17:25
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    25A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.

  • Prov 27:11
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    11Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.

  • Prov 17:6
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  • Prov 3:12-13
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  • Prov 23:22-23
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    22Listen to your father who gave you life, and don't despise your mother when she is old.

    23Buy the truth, and don't sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.

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    3Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward.

  • Prov 22:6
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    6Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

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    3Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father; but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.

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    7A righteous man walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.

  • Prov 4:1
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    1Listen, sons, to a father's instruction. Pay attention and know understanding;

  • Prov 13:24
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    24One who spares the rod hates his son, but one who loves him is careful to discipline him.

  • Prov 28:7
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    7Whoever keeps the law is a wise son; but he who is a companion of gluttons shames his father.

  • Prov 17:2
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    2A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame, and shall have a part in the inheritance among the brothers.

  • Eccl 4:13
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    13Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who doesn't know how to receive admonition any more.

  • Prov 1:8
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    8My son, listen to your father's instruction, and don't forsake your mother's teaching:

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    15Cursed is the man who brought news to my father, saying, A boy is born to you; making him very glad.

  • Prov 23:13
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    13Don't withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.

  • 3 John 1:4
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    4I have no greater joy than this, to hear about my children walking in truth.

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    22A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.

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    19Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path!

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    26In the fear of Yahweh is a secure fortress, and he will be a refuge for his children.

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    32"Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways.

  • Deut 21:18
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  • Prov 19:13
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    26He who robs his father and drives away his mother, is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.

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    5A fool despises his father's correction, but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.