Proverbs 23:24
World English Bible (WEB)
The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.
In context
22 Listen to your father who gave you life, and don’t despise your mother when she is old.
23 Buy the truth, and don’t 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.
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Proverbs 23:24 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.
- KJV King James Version
- The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.
- ASV American Standard Version
- The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; And he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- The father of the righteous rejoiceth greatly, The begetter of the wise rejoiceth in him.
- DBY Darby Translation
- The father of a righteous [man] shall greatly rejoice, and he that begetteth a wise [son] shall have joy of him:
- WBS Webster Bible
- The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.