Proverbs 23:24
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
KJV
Exsultat gaudio pater justi ; qui sapientem genuit, lætabitur in eo.
Vulgate
καλῶς ἐκτρέφει πατὴρ δίκαιος, ἐπὶ δὲ υἱῷ σοφῷ εὐφραίνεται ἡ ψυχὴ αὐτοῦ.
LXX
The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; And he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.
ASV
גול גִּ֣יל יגול יָ֭גִיל אֲבִ֣י צַדִּ֑יק יולד וְ/יוֹלֵ֥ד חָ֝כָ֗ם ו/ישמח יִשְׂמַח בּֽ/וֹ
Hebrew
Open in reader with connections →
In the original Hebrew
7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
גִ֑יל
gyl
verb · 11×
הוֹלִ֣יד
hvlyd
verb · 478×
ו
v
noun · 1201×
חָכָ֣ם
chkm
noun · 135×
יִשְׂמְחוּ
yshmchv
verb · 153×
יָגֵ֥ל
ygl
verb · 45×
צַדִּ֑יק
tsdyq
adjective · 199×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Kgs 2:9 — Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.
- 1Kgs 5:7 — And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the LORD this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.
- 3John 1:4 — I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
- Eccl 2:19 — And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.
- Ezek 18:14 — Now, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father’s sins which he hath done, and considereth, and doeth not such like,
- Luke 1:14 — And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
- Phlm 1:9 — Yet for love’s sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.
- Phlm 1:20 — Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord.
- Prov 10:1 — The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
- Prov 10:1 — The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
- Prov 15:20 — A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
- Prov 23:15 — My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
- Prov 23:15 — My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
- Prov 27:11 — My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
- Prov 29:3 — Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.