Proverbs 23:15
My son, if your heart is wise,
My heart will also be glad;
Proverbs 29:3
A man who loves [skillful and godly] wisdom makes his father joyful,
But he who associates with prostitutes wastes his wealth.
Proverbs 23:24-25
The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,
And he who sires a wise child will have joy in him.
Proverbs 1:10
My son, if sinners entice you,
Do not consent.
Proverbs 2:1
And treasure my commandments within you,
Proverbs 4:1
And pay attention [and be willing to learn] so that you may gain understanding and intelligent discernment.
Proverbs 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon:
But a foolish [stubborn] son [who refuses to learn] is a grief to his mother.
Proverbs 15:20
A wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish man despises his mother.
Jeremiah 32:41
I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul.
Zephaniah 3:17
“The Lord your God is in your midst,
A Warrior who saves.
He will rejoice over you with joy;
He will be quiet in His love [making no mention of your past sins],
He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.
Matthew 9:2
They brought to Him a man who was paralyzed, lying on a stretcher. Seeing their [active] faith [springing from confidence in Him], Jesus said to the paralytic,
Luke 15:23-24
Luke 15:32
John 15:11
John 21:5
So Jesus said to them,
1 Thessalonians 2:19-20
For who is [the object of] our hope or joy or our victor’s wreath of triumphant celebration [when we stand] in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming? Is it not you?
1 Thessalonians 3:8-9
because now we really live [in spite of everything], if you stand firm in the Lord.
1 John 2:1
My little children (believers, dear ones), I am writing you these things so that you will not sin and violate God’s law. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate [who will intercede for us] with the Father: Jesus Christ the righteous [the upright, the just One, who conforms to the Father’s will in every way—purpose, thought, and action].
2 John 1:4
I was greatly delighted to find some of your children walking in truth, just as we have been commanded by the Father.
3 John 1:3-4
For I was greatly pleased when [some of the] brothers came [from time to time] and testified to your [faithfulness to the] truth [of the gospel message], that is, how you are walking in truth.
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The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,
And he who sires a wise child will have joy in him.
But a foolish [stubborn] son [who refuses to learn] is a grief to his mother.
A wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish man despises his mother.
A man who loves [skillful and godly] wisdom makes his father joyful,
But he who associates with prostitutes wastes his wealth.
Even mine
“The Lord your God is in your midst,
A Warrior who saves.
He will rejoice over you with joy;
He will be quiet in His love [making no mention of your past sins],
He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.