The father of a righteous one shall greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise one shall even be glad in him.
And also the king has said, Blessed is Jehovah the God of Israel who has today given one sitting on my throne, and my eyes seeing it.
And now, do not acquit him, for you are a wise man, and you know that which you shall do to him and shall bring his old age down with blood to Sheol.
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes a father rejoice, but a son who is a fool is a mother’s sorrow.
A wise son makes a glad father, but a man who is a fool despises his mother.
My son, become wise and give joy to my heart, so that I may return a word to one taunting me.
A man who loves wisdom gladdens his father, but one feeding ones doing adultery wastes wealth.
And who knows if he will be wise or a fool? Yet he shall rule among all my labor in which I labored, and acted wisely under the sun. This is also vanity.
Yes, brother, that I may have your help in the Lord, refresh my bowels in the Lord.
rather because of love I entreat, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ;