Proverbs 23:24 Cross References - Thomson

²⁴ A righteous father nourisheth thee well; and his soul rejoiceth in a wise son.

⁴⁸ And the king said to this effect. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who hath this day set one of my seed on my throne, and my eyes see it.

¹ Now when David's days drew near that he should die, he spoke to his son Solomon, and said, ² I am going the way of all the earth, be thou therefore strong, and shew thyself a man, ³ and keep the watch of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which are written in the law of Moses; that thou mayest know what thou art to do, according to all that I command thee;

⁹ Now thou art not to hold him guiltless. As thou art a wise man, thou thyself therefore wilt know what to do to him, and wilt bring down his grey hairs to the grave with blood.

¹ A wise son maketh a father glad; but a foolish son is a grief to the mother.

²⁰ A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son mocketh his mother.

¹⁵ My son, if thy heart be wise, thou wilt gladden my heart. ¹⁶ And thy lips, if they be right, will hold long conversation with mine.

³ When a man loveth wisdom his father is gladdened: but he who feedeth harlots spendeth his substance.

¹⁹ and who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? Now if he hath power over all my labour for which I have toiled and in which I have displayed wisdom under the sun; surely this is vanity.

⁹ yet on account of this love I rather use entreaty. Being such as I am, Paul an old man, and now indeed a prisoner on account of Jesus Christ,

²⁰ I beseech thee, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: gratify my tender affections in the Lord.