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Proverbs 23:24-26
New Living Translation
Proverbs 23:24-26
New Living Translation
24 The father of godly children has cause for joy.
What a pleasure to have children who are wise.[a]
25 So give your father and mother joy!
May she who gave you birth be happy.
26 O my son, give me your heart.
May your eyes take delight in following my ways.
Footnotes
- 23:24 Hebrew to have a wise son.
Proverbs 23:24-26
New International Version
Proverbs 23:24-26
New International Version
24 The father of a righteous child has great joy;
a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.(A)
25 May your father and mother rejoice;
may she who gave you birth be joyful!(B)
Saying 18
Proverbs 23:24-26
King James Version
Proverbs 23:24-26
King James Version
24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
25 Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
26 My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
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Psalm 127:3-4
New Living Translation
Psalm 127:3-4
New Living Translation
3 Children are a gift from the Lord;
they are a reward from him.
4 Children born to a young man
are like arrows in a warrior’s hands.
Psalm 127:3-4
New International Version
Psalm 127:3-4
New International Version
Psalm 127:3-4
King James Version
Psalm 127:3-4
King James Version
3 Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
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