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Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
Parents » Indulgence of children, examples of » Joy
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
Wisdom » Being wise
See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.