the Week of Proper 22 / Ordinary 27
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Proverbs 23:24
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The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,And he who begets a wise son will be glad in him.
The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, And he who sires a wise son will be glad in him.
The father of the righteous shall greatly reioyce: and he that begetteth a wyse chylde, shall haue ioy of hym.
The father of a righteous [man] shall greatly rejoice, and he that begetteth a wise [son] shall have joy of him:
The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, And he who begets a wise child will delight in him.
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise one shall even be glad in him.
The father of a good person is very happy. A wise child brings him joy.
The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.
The father of the righteous shall greatly reioyce: and he that begetteth a wise child, shall haue ioy of him.
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
(for a righteous father is maruelous glad of a wyse sonne, & delyteth in hi)
The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; And he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.
The father of the upright man will be glad, and he who has a wise child will have joy because of him.
The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; And he that begets a wise child will have joy of him.
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise [child] shall have joy of him.
The father of a righteous person will rejoice greatly; whoever fathers a wise child will have joy in him.
Make your father truly happy by living right and showing sound judgment.
A righteous person's father will be filled with joy; yes, he whose son is wise will rejoice in him.
The father of the righteous shal greatly reioyce, and hee that begetteth a wise childe, shall haue ioy of him.
The father of a righteous man shall greatly rejoice; and he who begets a wise child shall be glad.
The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.
The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; and he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.
The father of godly children has cause for joy. What a pleasure to have children who are wise.
The father of one who is right with God will have much joy. He who has a wise son will be glad in him.
A righteous father brings up his children well; and his soul rejoices over a wise son.
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.
The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who begets a wise son will be glad in him.
Greatly shall exult, the father of a righteous man, and, he that begetteth a wise son, shall rejoice in him:
The father of the just rejoiceth greatly: he that hath begotten a wise son, shall have joy in him.
The father of the righteous will surely rejoice; he who bears a wise person will be happy with him.
The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.
The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, And he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.
The father of a good child is very happy; parents who have wise children are glad because of them.
A righteous person's parents have good reason to be happy. You can take pride in a wise child.
The father of a righteous son will rejoice greatly, and one who fathers a wise son will delight in him.
The fadir of a iust man ioieth ful out with ioie; he that gendride a wijs man, schal be glad in hym.
The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who begets a wise son will be glad in him.
The father of the righteous rejoiceth greatly, The begetter of the wise rejoiceth in him.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
father: Proverbs 23:15, Proverbs 23:16, Proverbs 10:1, Proverbs 15:20, 1 Kings 1:48, 1 Kings 2:1-3, 1 Kings 2:9, Ecclesiastes 2:19
shall have: Philemon 1:9, Philemon 1:20
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 5:7 - a wise son Proverbs 27:11 - be wise Proverbs 29:3 - loveth Ezekiel 18:14 - if he Luke 1:14 - General 3 John 1:4 - have
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice,.... Or "in rejoicing shall rejoice" d, in his son; not that he is rich, but righteous, truly righteous, internally and externally; having the righteousness of Christ imputed to him, and righteousness and true holiness wrought in him, and so lives soberly, righteously, and godly: this must be understood of a father who is himself righteous; for otherwise wicked men, if their sons do but thrive in the world, they are unconcerned about their character as righteous, or their state and condition God-ward;
and he that begetteth a wise [child] shall have joy of him; especially if he is wise in the best things; if he is wise unto salvation; he may be wise and knowing in things natural, have a good share of wit and sense, and be wise in worldly things, which may yield a pleasure to a natural man his parent; but, if he is a good man, he will have greater joy of his son if he is wise in the first sense. The mother and grandmother of Timothy had no doubt great joy of him, who, from a child, knew the holy Scriptures; and so had the elect lady of her children, who were walking in the truth; and so has our heavenly Father of his children, who are righteous and wise through his grace.
d גול יגול "exultando exultabit", Paguinus, Montanus, Mercerus, Gejerus, Michaelis; "gaudendo gaudebit", Cocceias.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Another continuous exhortation rather than a collection of maxims.
Proverbs 23:16
The teacher rejoices when the disciple’s heart Proverbs 23:15 receives wisdom, and yet more when his lips can utter it.
Reins - See Job 19:27 note.
Proverbs 23:17
Envy sinners - Compare in Psalms 37:1; Psalms 73:3; the feeling which looks half-longingly at the prosperity of evil doers. Some connect the verb “envy” with the second clause, “envy not sinners, but envy, emulate, the fear of the Lord.”
Proverbs 23:18
Or, For if there is an end (hereafter), thine expectations shall not be cut off. There is an implied confidence in immortality.
Proverbs 23:20
Riotous eaters of flesh - The word is the same as “glutton” in Proverbs 23:21 and Deuteronomy 21:20.
Proverbs 23:21
The three forms of evil that destroy reputation and tempt to waste are brought together.
Drowsiness - Specially the drunken sleep, heavy and confused.
Proverbs 23:26
Observe - Another reading gives, “let thine eyes delight in my ways.”
Proverbs 23:28
As for a prey - Better as in the margin.
The transgressors - Better, the treacherous,” those that attack men treacherously.
Proverbs 23:29
Woe ... sorrow - The words in the original are interjections, probably expressing distress. The sharp touch of the satirist reproduces the actual inarticulate utterances of drunkenness.
Proverbs 23:30
Mixed wine - Wine flavored with aromatic spices, that increase its stimulating properties Isaiah 5:22. There is a touch of sarcasm in “go to seek.” The word, elsewhere used of diligent search after knowledge Proverbs 25:2; Job 11:7; Psalms 139:1, is used here of the investigations of connoisseurs in wine meeting to test its qualities.
Proverbs 23:31
His color - literally, “its eye,” the clear brightness, or the beaded bubbles on which the wine drinker looks with complacency.
It moveth itself aright - The Hebrew word describes the pellucid stream flowing pleasantly from the wineskin or jug into the goblet or the throat (compare Song of Solomon 7:9), rather than a sparkling wine.
Proverbs 23:32
Adder - Said to be the Cerastes, or horned snake.
Proverbs 23:34
The passage is interesting, as showing the increased familiarity of Israelites with the experiences of sea life (compare Psalms 104:25-26; Psalms 107:23-30).
In the midst of the sea - i. e., When the ship is in the trough of the sea and the man is on the deck. The second clause varies the form of danger, the man is in the “cradle” at the top of the mast, and sleeps there, regardless of the danger.
Proverbs 23:35
The picture ends with the words of the drunkard on waking from his sleep. Unconscious of the excesses of the night, his first thought is to return to his old habit.
When shall I awake ... - Better, when I shall awake I will seek it yet again.
