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Proverbs 23:24

24  fThe father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;

he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.

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Proverbs 23:24 — The New International Version (NIV)

24 The father of a righteous child has great joy;

a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.

Proverbs 23:24 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice:

And he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

Proverbs 23:24 — New Living Translation (NLT)

24 The father of godly children has cause for joy.

What a pleasure to have children who are wise.

Proverbs 23:24 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

24 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,

And he who begets a wise child will delight in him.

Proverbs 23:24 — New Century Version (NCV)

24 The father of a good child is very happy;

parents who have wise children are glad because of them.

Proverbs 23:24 — American Standard Version (ASV)

24 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;

And he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.

Proverbs 23:24 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

24 The father of a righteous man shall greatly rejoice, and he that begetteth a wise son shall have joy of him:

Proverbs 23:24 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

24 A righteous person’s father will certainly rejoice. 

Someone who has a wise son will enjoy him. 

Proverbs 23:24 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

24 The father of a righteous son will rejoice greatly,

and one who fathers a wise son will delight in him.

Proverbs 23:24 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

24 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;

he who begets a wise son will be glad in him.

Proverbs 23:24 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

24 The father of the righteous will surely rejoice;

he who bears a wise person will be happy with him.

Proverbs 23:24 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

24 The father of a godly child is very happy.

Anyone who has a wise child is glad.

Proverbs 23:24 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

24 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,

And he who sires a wise son will be glad in him.


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