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 child, if your heart is wise, my heart will be glad--even me!
Proverbs 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father glad, but a foolish child grieves his mother.
Proverbs 15:20
A child of wisdom will make a father glad, but a {foolish person}, he despises his mother.
1 Kings 1:48
What is more, the king said, 'May Yahweh the God of Israel be blessed, who has given this day one sitting on my throne, and my eyes are seeing [it]!'"
1 Kings 2:1
The days of David came near [for him] to die, and he charged Solomon his son, saying,
Ecclesiastes 2:19
And who knows [whether] he will be wise or foolish? Yet he will exercise control of all [the fruit of] my toil with which I toiled wisely under the sun. This also [is] vanity!

Shall have

Philemon 1:9
instead I appeal to [you] because of love, [since I] am such a one as Paul, now an old man and also a prisoner of Christ Jesus.

General references

Luke 1:14
And {you will experience joy and exultation}, and many will rejoice at his birth.