Proverbs 23:24

English Standard Version 2016

The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.

Cross References

Proverbs 10:1

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

Proverbs 15:20

A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.

Proverbs 29:3

He who loves wisdom makes his father glad, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.

Philemon 1:20

Yes, brother, I want some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.

Philemon 1:9

yet for love’s sake I prefer to appeal to you—I, Paul, an old man and now a prisoner also for Christ Jesus—

Ecclesiastes 2:19

and who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he will be master of all for which I toiled and used my wisdom under the sun. This also is vanity.

1 Kings 2:9

Now therefore do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man. You will know what you ought to do to him, and you shall bring his gray head down with blood to Sheol.”

1 Kings 1:48

And the king also said, ‘Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who has granted someone to sit on my throne this day, my own eyes seeing it.’”

Proverbs 27:11

Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me.