5 Bible Verses about Children, A Blessing

The father of the upright man will be glad, and he who has a wise child will have joy because of him.

A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother.

My son, be wise and make my heart glad, so that I may give back an answer to him who puts me to shame.

A man who is a lover of wisdom is a joy to his father: but he who goes in the company of loose women is a waster of wealth.

And get the fat young ox and put it to death, and let us have a feast, and be glad. For this, my son, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away from me, and has come back. And they were full of joy.