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Proverbs 23:24
The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; And he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.
Proverbs 23:24 · American Standard Version
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Proverbs 23:24 in other translations
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.
The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.
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In context
21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.
22 Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.
23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; Yea, wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
24 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; And he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.
25 Let thy father and thy mother be glad, And let her that bare thee rejoice.
26 My son, give me thy heart; And let thine eyes delight in my ways.
27 For a harlot is a deep ditch; And a foreign woman is a narrow pit.
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