Proverbs 27:11
New King James Version
11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad,
(A)That I may answer him who reproaches me.
Proverbs 10:1
New King James Version
Wise Sayings of Solomon
10 The proverbs of (A)Solomon:
(B)A wise son makes a glad father,
But a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
Proverbs 23:15-16
New King James Version
15 My son, if your heart is wise,
My heart will rejoice—indeed, I myself;
16 Yes, my [a]inmost being will rejoice
When your lips speak right things.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:16 Lit. kidneys
Psalm 119:42
New King James Version
42 So shall I have an answer for him who [a]reproaches me,
For I trust in Your word.
Footnotes
- Psalm 119:42 taunts
2 John 4
New King James Version
Walk in Christ’s Commandments
4 I (A)rejoiced greatly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, as we received commandment from the Father.
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Proverbs 23:24-25
New King James Version
24 (A)The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,
And he who begets a wise child will delight in him.
25 Let your father and your mother be glad,
And let her who bore you rejoice.
Philemon 19-20
New King James Version
19 I, Paul, am writing with my own (A)hand. I will repay—not to mention to you that you owe me even your own self besides. 20 Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in the Lord.
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Philemon 7
New King James Version
7 For we [a]have great [b]joy and [c]consolation in your love, because the [d]hearts of the saints have been refreshed by you, brother.
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- Philemon 1:7 NU had
- Philemon 1:7 M thanksgiving
- Philemon 1:7 comfort
- Philemon 1:7 Lit. inward parts, heart, liver, and lungs
Ecclesiastes 2:18-21
New King James Version
18 Then I hated all my labor in which I had toiled under the sun, because (A)I must leave it to the man who will come after me. 19 And who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he will rule over all my labor in which I toiled and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity. 20 Therefore I turned my heart and despaired of all the labor in which I had toiled under the sun. 21 For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, knowledge, and skill; yet he must leave his [a]heritage to a man who has not labored for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.
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- Ecclesiastes 2:21 Lit. portion
Proverbs 29:3
New King James Version
3 Whoever loves wisdom makes his father rejoice,
But a companion of harlots wastes his wealth.
Proverbs 15:20
New King James Version
20 (A)A wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish man despises his mother.
Psalm 127:4-5
New King James Version
4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,
So are the children of one’s youth.
5 (A)Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them;
(B)They shall not be ashamed,
But shall speak with their enemies in the gate.
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