These verses continue the "thirty sayings" ([Proverbs 22:20](../22/20.md)).
# The father of the righteous person will greatly rejoice, and he who begets a wise child will be glad in him
Another possible meaning is that "he that begets a wise child" explains who "the father of the righteous person" is. AT: "The father of the righteous person, he who begets a wise child, will greatly rejoice and will be glad in him."