Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

The father of the just one rejoicing, shall rejoice: he shall beget a wise one and shall rejoice in him.

New American Standard Bible

The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,
And he who sires a wise son will be glad in him.

King James Version

The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

Holman Bible

The father of a righteous son will rejoice greatly,
and one who fathers a wise son will delight in him.

International Standard Version

The father of a righteous person will greatly rejoice; whoever fathers a wise son will be glad because of him.

American Standard Version

The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; And he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.

Amplified


The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,
And he who sires a wise child will have joy in him.

Bible in Basic English

The father of the upright man will be glad, and he who has a wise child will have joy because of him.

Darby Translation

The father of a righteous man shall greatly rejoice, and he that begetteth a wise son shall have joy of him:

King James 2000

The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begets a wise child shall have joy in him.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The father of the righteous will surely rejoice; he who bears a wise person will be happy with him.

Modern King James verseion

The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice; and he who fathers a wise child shall have joy from him.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

for a righteous father is marvelous glad of a wise son, and delighteth in him.

NET Bible

The father of a righteous person will rejoice greatly; whoever fathers a wise child will have joy in him.

New Heart English Bible

The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.

The Emphasized Bible

Greatly shall exult, the father of a righteous man, and, he that begetteth a wise son, shall rejoice in him:

Webster

The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

World English Bible

The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.

Youngs Literal Translation

The father of the righteous rejoiceth greatly, The begetter of the wise rejoiceth in him.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
of the righteous
צדּיק 
Tsaddiyq 
Usage: 206

גּיל 
Giyl 
Usage: 9

גּוּל גּיל 
Giyl 
Usage: 45

and he that begetteth
ילד 
Yalad 
Usage: 497

a wise
חכם 
Chakam 
Usage: 137

שׂמח 
Samach 
Usage: 155

Context Readings

Learning From Your Father

23 Buy the truth, and thou shalt not sell wisdom and instruction and understanding. 24 The father of the just one rejoicing, shall rejoice: he shall beget a wise one and shall rejoice in him. 25 Thy father shall rejoice, and thy mother, and she begetting thee shall exult.

Cross References

Proverbs 10:1

Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son will gladden a father: and a son of the foolish will grieve his mother.

Proverbs 15:20

A wise son will gladden the father: and the foolish man despised his mother.

Proverbs 23:15-16

My son, if thy heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

1 Kings 1:48

And also thus will the king say, Blessed Jehovah the God of Israel who gave this day him sitting upon my throne, and mine eyes seeing.

1 Kings 2:1-3

And the days of David will draw near to die; and he will command Solomon his son, saying,

1 Kings 2:9

And now thou shalt not let him go unpunished; for thou a wise man, and thou knowest what thou wilt do to him; and bring down his gray hairs with blood to hades

Proverbs 29:3

A man loving wisdom will gladden his father: and he feeding harlots shall destroy riches.

Ecclesiastes 2:19

And who shall know whether he shall be wise or foolish? And he shall have dominion over all my labor which I labored, and was wise under the sun. Also this is vanity.

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