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Proverbs 23:24
The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.
Proverbs 23:24 · Berean Standard Bible
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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 the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights 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 will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.
22 Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
23 Invest in truth and never sell it— in wisdom and instruction and understanding.
24 The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.
25 May your father and mother be glad, and may she who gave you birth rejoice!
26 My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes delight in my ways.
27 For a prostitute is a deep pit, and an adulteress is a narrow well.
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