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, then my heart also will be glad;
Proverbs 10:1
The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father rejoice, but a foolish child is a grief to his mother.
Proverbs 15:20
A wise child brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.
1 Kings 1:48
and said this: 'The Lord God of Israel is worthy of praise because today he has placed a successor on my throne and allowed me to see it.'"
1 Kings 2:1
When David was close to death, he told Solomon his son:
Ecclesiastes 2:19
Who knows if he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will be master over all the fruit of my labor for which I worked so wisely on earth! This also is futile!
Shall have
Philemon 1:9
I would rather appeal to you on the basis of love -- I, Paul, an old man and even now a prisoner for the sake of Christ Jesus --
General references
Luke 1:14
Joy and gladness will come to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,