Proverbs 23:24

New King James Version

The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, And he who begets a wise child will delight in him.

Cross References

1 Kings 1:48

Also the king said thus, ‘Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who has given one to sit on my throne this day, while my eyes see it!’ ”

1 Kings 2:9

Now therefore, do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man and know what you ought to do to him; but bring his gray hair down to the grave with blood.”

Proverbs 10:1

The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes a glad father, But a foolish son is the grief of his mother.

Proverbs 15:20

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

Proverbs 27:11

My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him who reproaches me.

Proverbs 29:3

Whoever loves wisdom makes his father rejoice, But a companion of harlots wastes his wealth.

Ecclesiastes 2:19

And who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he will rule over all my labor in which I toiled and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.

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 appeal to you—being such a one as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ—