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Proverbs 23:24
The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.
Proverbs 23:24 · New Heart English 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 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 become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.
22 Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
23 Buy the truth, and do not sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.
24 The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.
25 Let your father and your mother be glad! Let her who bore you rejoice!
26 My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways.
27 For a prostitute is a deep pit; and a wayward wife is a narrow well.
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