THEOSISProverbs 23:24Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
The father of the just rejoiceth greatly: he that hath begotten a wise son, shall have joy in him.
גול גִּ֣יל יגול יָ֭גִיל אֲבִ֣י צַדִּ֑יק יולד וְיוֹלֵ֥ד חָ֝כָ֗ם וישמח־יִשְׂמַח־בּֽוֹ׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Prov 10:1A wise son maketh the father glad: but a foolish son is the sorrow of his mother.
- Prov 15:20A wise son maketh a father joyful: but the foolish man despiseth his mother.
- Prov 23:15My son, if thy mind be wise, my heart shall rejoice with thee:
- Prov 23:16And my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips shall speak what is right.
- Prov 29:3A man that loveth wisdom, rejoiceth his father: but he that maintaineth harlots, shall squander away his substance.
- Phlm 1:20Yea, brother. May I enjoy thee in the Lord! Refresh my bowels in the Lord.
- Phlm 1:9For charity sake I rather beseech, whereas thou art such a one, as Paul, an old man and now a prisoner also of Jesus Christ.
- Eccl 2:19Whom I know not whether he will be a wise man or a fool, and he shall have rule over all my labours with which I have laboured and been solicitous: and is there anything so vain?