Proverbs 23:25
Avicha and immecha shall be glad, 1 and she that bore thee shall rejoice. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
In Context
26Beni (my son), give me thine lev, 1 and let thine eynayim delight in my drakhim. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 10:1The mishle (proverbs) of Sh'lomo. 1 A ben chacham maketh glad an av, 1 but a ben kesil is the grief of his em. 1
Proverbs 23:15Beni (my son), if thine lev be chacham, 1 my own lev shall have simchah. 1
Luke 1:31And in your womb you will conceive and bear BEN + 1:31 Isa 7:14 and you will call SHMO YEHOSHUA. + 1:31 Zech 6:11-12
Luke 1:58And Elishevaʼs shchenim (neighbors) and krovim (relatives) heard that Adoneinu greatly demonstrated his rachamim to her, and they had much simcha 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 →