Proverbs 23:24

Geneva Bible (1560)

The father of the righteous shal greatly reioyce, and hee that begetteth a wise childe, shall haue ioy of him.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:1 : 1 A wise sonne maketh a glad father: but a foolish sonne is an heauines to his mother.
  • Prov 15:20 : 20 A wise sonne reioyceth the father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
  • Prov 23:15-16 : 15 My sonne, if thine heart be wise, mine heart shall reioyce, and I also. 16 And my reynes shall reioyce, when thy lips speake righteous things.
  • Prov 29:3 : 3 A man that loueth wisdome, reioyceth his father: but he that feedeth harlots, wasteth his substance.
  • Eccl 2:19 : 19 And who knoweth whether he shalbe wise or foolish? yet shall hee haue rule ouer all my labour, wherein I haue trauailed, and wherein I haue shewed my selfe wise vnder the sunne. This is also vanitie.
  • Phlm 1:9 : 9 Yet for loues sake I rather beseeche thee, though I be as I am, euen Paul aged, and euen nowe a prisoner for Iesus Christ.
  • Phlm 1:20 : 20 Yea, brother, let mee obteine this pleasure of thee in the Lorde: comfort my bowels in the Lorde.
  • 1 Kgs 1:48 : 48 And thus sayd the King also, Blessed bee the Lorde God of Israel, who hath made one to sit on my throne this day, euen in my sight.
  • 1 Kgs 2:1-3 : 1 Then the dayes of Dauid drewe neere that he should die, and hee charged Salomon his sonne, saying, 2 I go the way of all the earth: be strong therefore, and shew thy selfe a man, 3 And take heede to the charge of the Lord thy God, to walke in his wayes, and keepe his statutes, and his commaundements, and his iudgements, and his testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and in euery thing whereunto thou turnest thee,
  • 1 Kgs 2:9 : 9 But thou shalt not count him innocent: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to doe vnto him: therefore thou shalt cause his hoare head to goe downe to the graue with blood.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 23:25-26
    2 verses
    86%

    25 Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall reioyce.

    26 My sonne, giue mee thine heart, and let thine eyes delite in my wayes.

  • Prov 23:15-16
    2 verses
    82%

    15 My sonne, if thine heart be wise, mine heart shall reioyce, and I also.

    16 And my reynes shall reioyce, when thy lips speake righteous things.

  • Prov 17:21
    80%

    21 He that begetteth a foole, getteth himselfe sorow, and the father of a foole can haue no ioy.

  • Prov 10:1
    78%

    1 A wise sonne maketh a glad father: but a foolish sonne is an heauines to his mother.

  • Prov 15:20-21
    2 verses
    78%

    20 A wise sonne reioyceth the father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

    21 Foolishnes is ioy to him that is destitute of vnderstanding: but a man of vnderstanding walketh vprightly.

  • Prov 29:17
    77%

    17 Correct thy sonne & he will giue thee rest, and will giue pleasures to thy soule.

  • Prov 17:25
    76%

    25 A foolish sonne is a griefe vnto his father, and a heauines to her that bare him.

  • Prov 27:11
    76%

    11 My sonne, be wise, and reioyce mine heart, that I may answere him that reprocheth me.

  • Prov 17:6
    76%

    6 Childres children are the crowne of the elders: and the glory of ye children are their fathers.

  • Prov 3:12-13
    2 verses
    76%

    12 For the Lord correcteth him, whome he loueth, euen as the father doeth the childe in whom he deliteth.

    13 Blessed is the man that findeth wisedome, and the man that getteth vnderstanding.

  • Prov 23:22-23
    2 verses
    74%

    22 Obey thy father that hath begotten thee, and despise not thy mother when she is olde.

    23 Bye the trueth, but sell it not: likewise wisdome, and instruction, and vnderstanding.

  • Ps 127:3
    73%

    3 Beholde, children are the inheritance of the Lord, and the fruite of the wombe his rewarde.

  • Prov 22:6
    73%

    6 Teache a childe in the trade of his way, and when he is olde, he shall not depart from it.

  • Prov 29:3
    73%

    3 A man that loueth wisdome, reioyceth his father: but he that feedeth harlots, wasteth his substance.

  • Prov 20:7
    73%

    7 He that walketh in his integritie, is iust: and blessed shall his children be after him.

  • Prov 4:1
    72%

    1 Heare, O ye children, the instruction of a father, and giue eare to learne vnderstanding.

  • Prov 13:24
    72%

    24 He that spareth his rodde, hateth his sonne: but he that loueth him, chasteneth him betime.

  • Prov 28:7
    72%

    7 He that keepeth the Law, is a childe of vnderstanding: but hee that feedeth the gluttons, shameth his father.

  • Prov 17:2
    72%

    2 A discrete seruant shall haue rule ouer a lewde sonne, and hee shall deuide the heritage among the brethren.

  • Eccl 4:13
    72%

    13 Better is a poore and wise childe, then an olde and foolish King, which will no more be admonished.

  • Prov 1:8
    71%

    8 My sonne, heare thy fathers instruction, and forsake not thy mothers teaching.

  • Jer 20:15
    71%

    15 Cursed be the man, that shewed my father, saying, A man child is borne vnto thee, and comforted him.

  • Prov 23:13
    71%

    13 Withhold not correction from the childe: if thou smite him with the rodde, he shall not die.

  • 3 John 1:4
    71%

    4 I haue no greater ioy then these, that is, to heare that my sonnes walke in veritie.

  • Prov 13:22
    71%

    22 The good man shall giue inheritance vnto his childrens children: and the riches of the sinner is layde vp for the iust.

  • Prov 29:15
    71%

    15 The rodde and correction giue wisdome: but a childe set a libertie, maketh his mother ashamed.

  • Ps 45:16
    70%

    16 In steade of thy fathers shall thy children be: thou shalt make them princes through all the earth.

  • Prov 29:21
    70%

    21 He that delicately bringeth vp his seruant from youth, at length he will be euen as his sone.

  • Eph 6:4
    70%

    4 And ye, fathers, prouoke not your children to wrath: but bring them vp in instruction and information of the Lord.

  • Prov 15:23
    70%

    23 A ioy commeth to a man by the answere of his mouth: and how good is a word in due seaso?

  • Ps 112:2
    70%

    2 His seede shall be mightie vpon earth: the generation of the righteous shall be blessed.

  • Prov 23:19
    70%

    19 O thou my sonne, heare, and bee wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

  • Prov 13:1
    70%

    1 A wise sonne will obey the instruction of his father: but a scorner will heare no rebuke.

  • Ps 127:5
    70%

    5 Blessed is the man, that hath his quiuer full of them: for they shall not be ashamed, when they speake with their enemies in the gate.

  • Prov 14:26
    70%

    26 In the feare of the Lorde is an assured strength, and his children shall haue hope.

  • Prov 8:32
    70%

    32 Therefore nowe hearken, O children, vnto me: for blessed are they that keepe my wayes.

  • Deut 21:18
    70%

    18 If any man haue a sonne that is stubburne and disobedient, which wil not hearken vnto the voice of his father, nor the voyce of his mother, and they haue chastened him, and he would not obey them,

  • Prov 19:13
    70%

    13 A foolish sonne is the calamitie of his father, and the contentions of a wife are like a continuall dropping.

  • Prov 22:15
    70%

    15 Foolishnesse is bounde in the heart of a childe: but the rodde of correction shall driue it away from him.

  • Prov 19:18
    69%

    18 Chasten thy sonne while there is hope, and let not thy soule spare for his murmuring.

  • Prov 19:26
    69%

    26 He that destroyeth his father, or chaseth away his mother, is a lewde and shamefull childe.

  • Ps 128:4
    69%

    4 Lo, surely thus shall the man be blessed, that feareth the Lord.

  • Prov 15:5
    69%

    5 A foole despiseth his fathers instruction: but he that regardeth correction, is prudent.