Proverbs 23:24

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The father of a righteous child will greatly rejoice; a man who fathers a wise son will delight in him.

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  • Prov 10:1 : 1 The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son causes sorrow to his mother.
  • Prov 15:20 : 20 A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.
  • Prov 23:15-16 : 15 My son, if your heart becomes wise, my heart will also rejoice. 16 Yes, my inmost being will exult when your lips speak what is right.
  • Prov 29:3 : 3 A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but one who associates with prostitutes wastes his wealth.
  • Eccl 2:19 : 19 And who knows whether that person will be wise or foolish? Yet they will rule over all the fruit of my labor that I have worked for under the sun. This too is meaningless.
  • Phlm 1:9 : 9 I appeal instead, on the basis of love. Being such as I am—Paul, an old man and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus—
  • Phlm 1:20 : 20 Yes, brother, may I benefit from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ.
  • 1 Kgs 1:48 : 48 And the king said, 'Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has allowed one of my descendants to sit on my throne today, and my own eyes have seen it.'"
  • 1 Kgs 2:1-3 : 1 As David's final days approached, he commanded his son Solomon, saying: 2 I am about to go the way of all the earth. Be strong, therefore, and show yourself to be a man. 3 Obey the charge of the LORD your God by walking in His ways, keeping His statutes, commandments, judgments, and testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses. In this way, you will prosper in all you do and wherever you turn.
  • 1 Kgs 2:9 : 9 However, do not consider him innocent. You are a wise man, and you will know what you ought to do to him. Bring his gray head down to the grave in blood.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 23:25-26
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    25May your father and mother rejoice, and may she who gave you birth be joyful.

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

  • Prov 23:15-16
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    15My son, if your heart becomes wise, my heart will also rejoice.

    16Yes, my inmost being will exult when your lips speak what is right.

  • Prov 17:21
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    21The one who fathers a fool brings grief; the father of a senseless child has no joy.

  • Prov 10:1
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    1The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son causes sorrow to his mother.

  • Prov 15:20-21
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    20A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

    21Foolishness brings joy to one lacking sense, but a person of understanding walks a straight path.

  • Prov 29:17
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    17Discipline your son, and he will bring you peace; he will give delight to your soul.

  • Prov 17:25
    76%

    25A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

  • Prov 27:11
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    11Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I may answer anyone who reproaches me.

  • Prov 17:6
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    6Children’s children are the crown of the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.

  • Prov 3:12-13
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    12For the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.

    13Blessed is the one who finds wisdom and the one who obtains understanding.

  • Prov 23:22-23
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    74%

    22Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.

    23Buy the truth and do not sell it—wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

  • Ps 127:3
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    3Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord; the fruit of the womb is a reward.

  • Prov 22:6
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    6Train a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old he will not depart from it.

  • Prov 29:3
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    3A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but one who associates with prostitutes wastes his wealth.

  • Prov 20:7
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    7The righteous person walks in their integrity; blessed are their children after them.

  • Prov 4:1
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    1Listen, my sons, to the instruction of a father; pay attention so you may gain understanding.

  • Prov 13:24
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    24Whoever spares the rod hates their child, but the one who loves their child is diligent to discipline them.

  • Prov 28:7
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    7A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons shames his father.

  • Prov 17:2
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    2A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share in the inheritance among the brothers.

  • Eccl 4:13
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    13Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to heed a warning.

  • Prov 1:8
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    8Listen, my son, to your father's instruction, and do not forsake your mother's teaching,

  • Jer 20:15
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    15Cursed be the man who brought my father the news, saying, 'A male child has been born to you,' and made him very glad.

  • Prov 23:13
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    13Do not withhold discipline from a child; though you strike him with the rod, he will not die.

  • 3 John 1:4
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    4I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.

  • Prov 13:22
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    22A good person leaves an inheritance for their grandchildren, but the sinner's wealth is stored up for the righteous.

  • Prov 29:15
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    15The rod of correction and discipline impart wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.

  • Ps 45:16
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    16They are led with joy and gladness; they enter the palace of the king.

  • Prov 29:21
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    21If a servant is pampered from youth, in the end he will cause grief.

  • Eph 6:4
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    4Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

  • Prov 15:23
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    23A person finds joy in an apt reply—and how good is a timely word!

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    2His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.

  • Prov 23:19
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    19Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right path.

  • Prov 13:1
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    1A wise son listens to his father's instruction, but a mocker does not heed rebuke.

  • Ps 127:5
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    5Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they confront their enemies at the gate.

  • Prov 14:26
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    26In the fear of the LORD there is strong confidence, and His children will have a place of refuge.

  • Prov 8:32
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    32Now then, my children, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways.

  • Deut 21:18
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    18If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father or mother, and they discipline him but he will not listen to them,

  • Prov 19:13
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    13A foolish son is a disaster to his father, and a nagging wife is like constant dripping.

  • Prov 22:15
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    15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.

  • Prov 19:18
    69%

    18Discipline your son while there is hope, and do not desire his death.

  • Prov 19:26
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    26Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother is a child who brings shame and disgrace.

  • Ps 128:4
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    4Behold, this is how the man who fears the Lord will be blessed.

  • Prov 15:5
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    5A fool despises his father's discipline, but whoever heeds correction is wise.