Proverbs 23:25
Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall reioyce.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
In Context
26My sonne, giue mee thine heart, and let thine eyes delite in my wayes.
Cross References
Proverbs 10:1THE PARABLE OF SALOMON. A wise sonne maketh a glad father: but a foolish sonne is an heauines to his mother.
Proverbs 23:15My sonne, if thine heart be wise, mine heart shall reioyce, and I also.
Luke 1:31For loe, thou shalt conceiue in thy wobe, and beare a sonne, and shalt call his name Iesus.
Luke 1:58And her neighbours, and cousins heard tell howe the Lord had shewed his great mercie vpon 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 →