Proverbs 23:25
Let thy father and thy mother have joy; Yea, let her that bore thee rejoice!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
In Context
26My son, give me thy heart, And let thine eyes observe my ways!
Cross References
Proverbs 10:1The Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father, But a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
Proverbs 23:15My son, if thy heart be wise, My heart shall rejoice, even mine;
Luke 1:31And lo! thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and hear a son, and shalt call his name Jesus.
Luke 1:58And her neighbors and her kinsfolk heard that the Lord had showed great mercy toward her; and they rejoiced 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 →