Proverbs 23:24

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The father of the upright man will be glad, and he who has a wise child will have joy because of him.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:1 : 1 A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
  • Prov 15:20 : 20 A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother.
  • Prov 23:15-16 : 15 My son, if your heart becomes wise, I, even I, will be glad in heart; 16 And my thoughts in me will be full of joy when your lips say right things.
  • Prov 29:3 : 3 A man who is a lover of wisdom is a joy to his father: but he who goes in the company of loose women is a waster of wealth.
  • Eccl 2:19 : 19 And who is to say if that man will be wise or foolish? But he will have power over all my work which I have done and in which I have been wise under the sun. This again is to no purpose.
  • Phlm 1:9 : 9 Still, because of love, in place of an order, I make a request to you, I, Paul, an old man and now a prisoner of Christ Jesus:
  • Phlm 1:20 : 20 So brother, let me have joy of you in the Lord: give new life to my heart in Christ.
  • 1 Kgs 1:48 : 48 Then the king said, May the God of Israel be praised, who has given one of my seed to be king in my place this day and has let my eyes see it.
  • 1 Kgs 2:1-3 : 1 Now the time of David's death came near; and he gave orders to Solomon his son, saying, 2 I am going the way of all the earth: so be strong and be a man; 3 And keep the orders of the Lord your God, walking in his ways, keeping his laws and his orders and his rules and his words, as they are recorded in the law of Moses; so that you may do well in all you do and wherever you go,
  • 1 Kgs 2:9 : 9 But do not let him be free from punishment, for you are a wise man; and it will be clear to you what you have to do with him; see that his white head goes down to the underworld in blood.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 23:25-26
    2 verses
    86%

    25 Let your father and your mother be glad, let her who gave you birth have joy.

    26 My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes take delight in my ways.

  • Prov 23:15-16
    2 verses
    82%

    15 My son, if your heart becomes wise, I, even I, will be glad in heart;

    16 And my thoughts in me will be full of joy when your lips say right things.

  • Prov 17:21
    80%

    21 He who has an unwise son gets sorrow for himself, and the father of a foolish son has no joy.

  • Prov 10:1
    78%

    1 A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

  • Prov 15:20-21
    2 verses
    78%

    20 A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother.

    21 Foolish behaviour is joy to the unwise; but a man of good sense makes his way straight.

  • Prov 29:17
    77%

    17 Give your son training, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your soul.

  • Prov 17:25
    76%

    25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitter pain to her who gave him birth.

  • Prov 27:11
    76%

    11 My son, be wise and make my heart glad, so that I may give back an answer to him who puts me to shame.

  • Prov 17:6
    76%

    6 Children's children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their fathers.

  • Prov 3:12-13
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    76%

    12 For to those who are dear to him the Lord says sharp words, and makes the son in whom he has delight undergo pain.

    13 Happy is the man who makes discovery of wisdom, and he who gets knowledge.

  • Prov 23:22-23
    2 verses
    74%

    22 Give ear to your father whose child you are, and do not keep honour from your mother when she is old.

    23 Get for yourself that which is true, and do not let it go for money; get wisdom and teaching and good sense.

  • Ps 127:3
    73%

    3 See, sons are a heritage from the Lord; the fruit of the body is his reward.

  • Prov 22:6
    73%

    6 If a child is trained up in the right way, even when he is old he will not be turned away from it.

  • Prov 29:3
    73%

    3 A man who is a lover of wisdom is a joy to his father: but he who goes in the company of loose women is a waster of wealth.

  • Prov 20:7
    73%

    7 An upright man goes on in his righteousness: happy are his children after him!

  • Prov 4:1
    72%

    1 Give ear, my sons, to the teaching of a father; give attention so that you may have knowledge:

  • Prov 13:24
    72%

    24 He who keeps back his rod is unkind to his son: the loving father gives punishment with care.

  • Prov 28:7
    72%

    7 He who keeps the law is a wise son, but he who keeps company with feasters puts shame on his father.

  • Prov 17:2
    72%

    2 A servant who does wisely will have rule over a son causing shame, and will have his part in the heritage among brothers.

  • Eccl 4:13
    72%

    13 A young man who is poor and wise is better than a king who is old and foolish and will not be guided by the wisdom of others.

  • Prov 1:8
    71%

    8 My son, give ear to the training of your father, and do not give up the teaching of your mother:

  • Jer 20:15
    71%

    15 A curse on the man who gave the news to my father, saying, You have a male child; making him very glad.

  • Prov 23:13
    71%

    13 Do not keep back training from the child: for even if you give him blows with the rod, it will not be death to him.

  • 3 John 1:4
    71%

    4 I have no greater joy than to have news that my children are walking in the true way.

  • Prov 13:22
    71%

    22 The heritage of the good man is handed down to his children's children; and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the upright man.

  • Prov 29:15
    71%

    15 The rod and sharp words give wisdom: but a child who is not guided is a cause of shame to his mother.

  • Ps 45:16
    70%

    16 Your children will take the place of your fathers; so that you may make them rulers over all the earth.

  • Prov 29:21
    70%

    21 If a servant is gently cared for from his early years, he will become a cause of sorrow in the end.

  • Eph 6:4
    70%

    4 And, you fathers, do not make your children angry: but give them training in the teaching and fear of the Lord.

  • Prov 15:23
    70%

    23 A man has joy in the answer of his mouth: and a word at the right time, how good it is!

  • Ps 112:2
    70%

    2 His seed will be strong on the earth; blessings will be on the generation of the upright.

  • Prov 23:19
    70%

    19 Give ear, my son, and be wise, guiding your heart in the right way.

  • Prov 13:1
    70%

    1 A wise son is a lover of teaching, but the ears of the haters of authority are shut to sharp words.

  • Ps 127:5
    70%

    5 Happy is the man who has a good store of them; he will not be put to shame, but his cause will be supported by them against his haters.

  • Prov 14:26
    70%

    26 For him in whose heart is the fear of the Lord there is strong hope: and his children will have a safe place.

  • Prov 8:32
    70%

    32 Give ear to me then, my sons: for happy are those who keep my ways.

  • Deut 21:18
    70%

    18 If a man has a son who is hard-hearted and uncontrolled, who gives no attention to the voice of his father and mother, and will not be ruled by them, though they give him punishment:

  • Prov 19:13
    70%

    13 A foolish son is the destruction of his father; and the bitter arguments of a wife are like drops of rain falling without end.

  • Prov 22:15
    70%

    15 Foolish ways are deep-seated in the heart of a child, but the rod of punishment will send them far from him.

  • Prov 19:18
    69%

    18 Give your son training while there is hope; let not your heart be purposing his death.

  • Prov 19:26
    69%

    26 He who is violent to his father, driving away his mother, is a son causing shame and a bad name.

  • Ps 128:4
    69%

    4 See! this is the blessing of the worshipper of the Lord.

  • Prov 15:5
    69%

    5 A foolish man puts no value on his father's training; but he who has respect for teaching has good sense.