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Proverbs 23:24
24The father of godly children has cause for joy. What a pleasure to have children who are wise.
Proverbs 23:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
- New International Version (NIV)The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, And he who begets a wise child will delight in him.
Context of Proverbs 23:24
22Listen to your father, who gave you life, and don’t despise your mother when she is old. 23Get the truth and never sell it; also get wisdom, discipline, and good judgment. The father of godly children has cause for joy. What a pleasure to have children who are wise. 25So give your father and mother joy! May she who gave you birth be happy. 26O my son, give me your heart. May your eyes take delight in following my ways.
Read all of Proverbs 23Proverbs 23:24 word by word
גִּ֣יל יָ֭גִיל אֲבִ֣י צַדִּ֑יק וְיוֹלֵ֥ד חָ֝כָ֗ם יִשְׂמַח בּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 23:24
- Proverbs 23:15My child, if your heart is wise, my own heart will rejoice!
- Proverbs 10:1The proverbs of Solomon: A wise child brings joy to a father; a foolish child brings grief to a mother.
- Proverbs 15:20Sensible children bring joy to their father; foolish children despise their mother.
- 1 Kings 1:48and he said, ‘Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who today has chosen a successor to sit on my throne while I am still alive to see it.’”
- 1 Kings 2:1As the time of King David’s death approached, he gave this charge to his son Solomon:
- Ecclesiastes 2:19And who can tell whether my successors will be wise or foolish? Yet they will control everything I have gained by my skill and hard work under the sun. How meaningless!
- Philemon 1:19I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it. And I won’t mention that you owe me your very soul!
Commentaries on Proverbs 23:24
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15-35Verses 15-35 Another continuous exhortation rather than a collection of maxims. Proverbs 23:16 The teacher rejoices when the disciple‘s heart Proverbs 23:15 receives wisdom, and yet more when his lips can utter it. Reins - See Job 19:27 note. Proverbs 23:17 Envy sinners - Compare in Psalm 37:1; Psalm 73:3; the feeling which looks half-longingly at the prosperity of evil doers. Some connect the verb “envy” with the second clause, “envy not sinners, but…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-28Verses 19-28 The gracious Saviour who purchased pardon and peace for his people, with all the affection of a tender parent, counsels us to hear and be wise, and is ready to guide our hearts in his way. Here we have an earnest call to young people, to attend to the advice of their godly parents. If the heart be guided, the steps will be guided. Buy the truth, and sell it not; be willing to part with any thing for it. Do not part with it for pleasures…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-25Saying 16: This saying encourages seeking the wisdom that both a godly father and mother offer. Unlike other ancient Near East wisdom texts, Proverbs credits wisdom to both parents (Proverbs 1:8; 6:20).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-2524-25. (Compare Pr 10:1; 17:21, 25).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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