Proverbs 23:25
יִֽשְׂמַח ־ אָבִיךָ וְאִמֶּךָ וְתָגֵל יֽוֹלַדְתֶּֽךָ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
In Context
24גול יגול אֲבִי צַדִּיק יולד חָכָם וישמח ־ בּֽוֹ ׃
26תְּנָֽה ־ בְנִי לִבְּךָ לִי וְעֵינֶיךָ דְּרָכַי תרצנה ׃
Cross References
Proverbs 10:1מִשְׁלֵי שְׁלֹמֹה פ בֵּן חָכָם יְשַׂמַּח ־ אָב וּבֵן כְּסִיל תּוּגַת אִמּֽוֹ ׃
Proverbs 23:15בְּנִי אִם ־ חָכַם לִבֶּךָ יִשְׂמַח לִבִּי גַם ־ אָֽנִי ׃
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 →