And the king also said, ‘Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who has granted one of my offspring to sit on my throne this day, my own eyes seeing it.’ ”
Proverbs 23:24 - Revised Standard Version The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who begets a wise son will be glad in him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: And he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The father of the [uncompromisingly] righteous (the upright, in right standing with God) shall greatly rejoice, and he who becomes the father of a wise child shall have joy in him. American Standard Version (1901) The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; And he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him. Common English Bible The father of the righteous will be very happy; the one who gives life to the wise will rejoice. Catholic Public Domain Version The father of the just exults in gladness; he who has conceived the wise will rejoice in him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The father of the just rejoiceth greatly: he that hath begotten a wise son, shall have joy in him. |
And the king also said, ‘Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who has granted one of my offspring to sit on my throne this day, my own eyes seeing it.’ ”
Now therefore hold him not 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.”
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me.
He who loves wisdom makes his father glad, but one who keeps company with harlots squanders his substance.
and who knows whether he will be a wise man 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.
Yes, brother, I want some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.
yet for love's sake I prefer to appeal to you—I, Paul, an ambassador and now a prisoner also for Christ Jesus —