Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
Shall have
General references
Bible References
Father
Proverbs 23:15 My son, if your heart is wise,
My own heart also will be glad;
My own heart also will be glad;
Proverbs 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon.
A wise son makes a father glad,
Buta foolish son is a grief to his mother.
But
Proverbs 15:20 A wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish mandespises his mother.
But a foolish man
1 Kings 1:48
The king has also said thus, ‘Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who has granted one to sit on my throne today while my own eyes see it.’”
1 Kings 2:1
As David’s time to die drew near, he charged Solomon his son, saying,
Ecclesiastes 2:19
And who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have control over all the fruit of my labor for which I have labored by acting wisely under the sun. This too is vanity.
Shall have
Philemon 1:9
yet for love’s sake I rather appeal to you—since I am such a person as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus—
General references
Luke 1:14
You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.