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 heart will also be glad;
My son, if your heart is wise,
My heart will also be glad;
Proverbs 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon:
A wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish [stubborn] son [who refuses to learn] is a grief to his mother.
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.
A wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish man despises his mother.
1 Kings 1:48
The king has also said this: ‘Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who has granted one [of my descendants] to sit on my throne today and allowed my eyes to see it.’”
1 Kings 2:1
When David’s time to die approached, he gave instructions to 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 (futility, self-conceit).
Shall have
Philemon 1:9
yet for love’s sake I prefer to appeal to you—since I am such a person as Paul, an old man, and now also a prisoner [for the sake] of Christ Jesus—
General references
Luke 1:14
You will have great joy and delight, and many will rejoice over his birth,