Proverbs 27:11
Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, so that I may answer anyone who taunts me.
Proverbs 10:1
The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father rejoice, but a foolish child is a grief to his mother.
Psalm 119:42
Then I will have a reply for the one who insults me, for I trust in your word.
Proverbs 23:15-16
My child, if your heart is wise, then my heart also will be glad;
Psalm 127:4-5
Sons born during one's youth are like arrows in a warrior's hand.
Proverbs 15:20
A wise child brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.
Proverbs 23:24-25
The father of a righteous person will rejoice greatly; whoever fathers a wise child will have joy in him.
Proverbs 29:3
The man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but whoever associates with prostitutes wastes his wealth.
Ecclesiastes 2:18-21
So I loathed all the fruit of my effort, for which I worked so hard on earth, because I must leave it behind in the hands of my successor.
2 John 1:4
I rejoiced greatly because I have found some of your children living according to the truth, just as the Father commanded us.