Proverbs

Proverbs 23:24

²⁴The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice,

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

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The father	אֲבִ֣י	’ă·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1 father
of a righteous man	צַדִּ֑יק	ṣad·dîq	Adjective - masculine singular	H6662 just, righteous
will greatly rejoice	גּוֹל	gōl	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H1523 rejoice
and he who fathers	יוֹלֵד	yō·lēḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
a wise son	חָ֝כָ֗ם	ḥā·ḵām	Adjective - masculine singular	H2450 wise
will delight in him	וְיִשְׂמַח	wə·yiś·maḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8055 rejoice, be glad

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.