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 indeed rejoice.
Proverbs 10:1
Solomon’s proverbs:

A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish son, heartache to his mother.
Proverbs 15:20
A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish man despises his mother.
1 Kings 1:48
And the king went on to say this: ‘May the Lord God of Israel be praised! Today He has provided one to sit on my throne, and I am a witness.’”
1 Kings 2:1
As the time approached for David to die, he instructed his son Solomon,
Ecclesiastes 2:19
And who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will take over all my work that I labored at skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.

Shall have

Philemon 1:9
I appeal to you, instead, on the basis of love. I, Paul, as an elderly man and now also as a prisoner of Christ Jesus,

General references

Luke 1:14
There will be joy and delight for you,
and many will rejoice at his birth.

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