Proverbs 23:24 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.”
Proverbs 23:24 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 23:24 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 23:24 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 23:24 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.”
Proverbs 23:24 — World English Bible
Proverbs 23:24 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; And he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.”
Proverbs 23:24 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 23:24 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“The father of the righteous rejoiceth greatly, The begetter of the wise rejoiceth in him.”
Proverbs 23:24 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 23:24 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The father of a righteous [man] shall greatly rejoice, and he that begetteth a wise [son] shall have joy of him:”
Proverbs 23:24 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 23:24 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The father of the righteous shall greatly reioyce, and hee that begetteth a wise childe, shall haue ioy of him.”
Proverbs 23:24 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 23:24 in Context — Proverbs 23
22 Ouve a teu pai, que te gerou; e não desprezes a tua mãe, quando ela envelhecer.
23 Compra a verdade, e não a vendas; [faze o mesmo com] a sabedoria, a disciplina e a prudência.
24 O pai do justo muito se alegrará; aquele que gerar o sábio se encherá de alegria por causa dele.
25 Teu pai e tua mãe se alegrarão; aquela te te gerou se encherá de alegria.
26 Meu filho, dá para mim teu coração, e que teus olhos prestem atenção em meus caminhos.
What Does Proverbs 23:24 Mean?
Proverbs 23:24 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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