Proverbs 27:11
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad,
That I may reply to him who reproaches (reprimands, criticizes) me.
Proverbs 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon:
But a foolish [stubborn] son [who refuses to learn] is a grief to his mother.
Psalm 119:42
So I will have an answer for the one who taunts me,
For I trust [completely] in Your word [and its reliability].
Proverbs 23:15-16
My son, if your heart is wise,
My heart will also be glad;
Psalm 127:4-5
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,
So are the children of one’s youth.
Proverbs 15:20
A wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish man despises his mother.
Proverbs 23:24-25
The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,
And he who sires a wise child will have joy in him.
Proverbs 29:3
A man who loves [skillful and godly] wisdom makes his father joyful,
But he who associates with prostitutes wastes his wealth.
Ecclesiastes 2:18-21
So I hated all the fruit (gain) of my labor for which I had labored under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who will succeed me.
2 John 1:4
I was greatly delighted to find some of your children walking in truth, just as we have been commanded by the Father.
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Be wise
But a foolish [stubborn] son [who refuses to learn] is a grief to his mother.
A wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish man despises his mother.
My son, if your heart is wise,
My heart will also be glad;
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So I will have an answer for the one who taunts me,
For I trust [completely] in Your word [and its reliability].
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,
So are the children of one’s youth.