Proverbs 23:25
[Do so that] thy father and mother may be glad of thee, and that she that bare thee may reioyce.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
In Context
26My sonne geue me thyne heart, and let thyne eyes haue pleasure in my wayes:
Cross References
Proverbs 10:1A wyse sonne maketh a glad father: but an vndiscrete sonne is an heauinesse vnto his mother.
Proverbs 23:15My sonne if thy heart receaue wysdome, my heart also shall reioyce:
Luke 1:31For beholde, thou shalt conceaue in thy wombe, and beare a sonne, & shalt call his name Iesus.
Luke 1:58And her neyghbours, and her cosins hearde howe the Lorde hadde shewed great mercy vpo her, and they reioyced with her.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 23:20-29
19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way. 20 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: 21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. 22 Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old. 23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. 24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him. 25… Read the whole commentary →