The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.
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The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.
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The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
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The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; and he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.
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Passages linked to Proverbs 23:24 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Proverbs 10:1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
- Proverbs 15:20 A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.
- Proverbs 23:15-16 My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine. Yes, my heart will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.
- Proverbs 29:3 Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father; but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
- Philemon 1:20 Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in the Lord.
- Philemon 1:9 yet for love’s sake I rather beg, being such a one as Paul, the aged, but also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.
- 1 Kings 2:1-3 Now the days of David came near that he should die; and he commanded Solomon his son, saying, “I am going the way of all the earth. You be strong therefore, and show yourself a man; 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 Kings 2:9 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.”
- Ecclesiastes 2:19 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.
- 1 Kings 1:48 Also thus said the king, ‘Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who has given one to sit on my throne today, my eyes even seeing it.’ ”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Pro 23:24 The father of the righteous shall greatly…
Pro 23:24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise [child] shall have joy of him.
Ver. 24. The father of the righteous, &c.] {See Trapp on "Pro 10:1"}
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice,.... Or…
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice,.... Or "in rejoicing shall rejoice" (d), in his son; not that he is rich, but righteous, truly righteous, internally and externally; having the righteousness of Christ imputed to him, and righteousness and true holiness wrought in him, and so lives soberly, righteously, and godly: this must be understood of a father who is himself righteous; for otherwise wicked men, if their sons do but thrive in the world, they are unconcerned about their character as righteous, or their state and condition God-ward;
and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him; especially if he is wise in the best things; if he is wise unto salvation; he may be wise and knowing in things natural, have a good share of wit and sense, and be wise in worldly things, which may yield a pleasure to a natural man his parent; but, if he is a good man, he will have greater joy of his son if he is wise in the first sense. The mother and grandmother of Timothy had no doubt great joy of him, who, from a child, knew the holy Scriptures; and so had the elect lady of her children, who were walking in the truth; and so has our heavenly Father of his children, who are righteous and wise through his grace.
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(d) "exultando exultabit", Paguinus, Montanus, Mercerus, Gejerus, Michaelis; "gaudendo gaudebit", Cocceias.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain (Compare Pro 10:1; Pro 17:21, Pro 17:25).
(Compare Pro 10:1; Pro 17:21, Pro 17:25).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice. The…
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice. The father of a righteous son who has won truth and profited by the possession has good cause to be glad. (Pro_10:1) Septuagint erroneously, "A righteous father brings up children well." The second clause repeats the first in different words, with the further idea that the wise son affords his father practical proof of the excellence of his moral training. The contrast is seen in Pro_17:21.
Vers 24 26. See homily on Pro_10:1. C.
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Paul E. Kretzmann 1924 · Public Domain v. 24. The father of the righteous shall greatly…
v. 24. The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice, being filled with happiness on account of the fact that his son turned out so well and is an honor to his father; and he that begetteth a wise child, one who has acquired true wisdom and understanding, shall have joy of him, this fact will make his old age pleasant.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
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These verses continue the "thirty sayings" (Proverbs 22:20).
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The father of the righteous person will greatly rejoice, and he who begets a wise child will be glad in him
Another possible meaning is that the words "he that begets a wise child" explain who "the father of the righteous person" is. AT: "The father of the righteous person, he who begets a wise child, will greatly rejoice and will be glad in him"
will be glad in him
"will be glad because of him"
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