Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
The father of the righteous will surely rejoice; he who bears a wise person will be happy with him.
New American Standard Bible
And
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
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:
Julia Smith Translation
The father of the just one rejoicing, shall rejoice: he shall beget a wise one and shall rejoice in him.
King James 2000
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begets a wise child shall have joy in 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.
Themes
Children » Promises and assurances to
Children » Good » Make their parents' hearts glad
Home » parental love » Parental feelings and emotions » Joy
Joy » Experienced by » Parents of good children
Parents » Indulgence of children, examples of » Joy
Topics
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Word Count of 19 Translations in Proverbs 23:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
Learning From Your Father
23 Buy truth and do not sell [it], wisdom and instruction and understanding. 24 The father of the righteous will surely rejoice; he who bears a wise person will be happy with him. 25 May your father and your mother be glad, and may she who bore you rejoice.
Cross References
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.
Proverbs 23:15-16
My child, if your heart is wise, my heart will be glad--even me!
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 2:1-3
The days of David came near [for him] to die, and he charged Solomon his son, saying,
1 Kings 2:9
So then, do not leave him unpunished, for you [are] a wise man, and you will know what you must do to him. You must bring his grey hair down to Sheol with blood."
Proverbs 29:3
A man who loves wisdom will make his parents glad, but the friend of prostitutes will squander his wealth.
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!