Proverbs 23:25
Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
Context
This verse from Proverbs Chapter 23 connects to 10 cross-references. Warnings about dining with rulers, pursuing wealth, moving boundary stones, and the dangers of wine and the adulteress. The father pleads with his son to listen and buy truth and not sell it. The image of the drunken man who …
Other Translations
Let thy father and thy mother be glad, And let her that bare thee rejoice.
Rejoice doth thy father and thy mother, Yea, she that bare thee is joyful.
Let your father and your mother be glad, let her who gave you birth have joy.
Cross References
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, …
And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with …
And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.
And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, …
And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him …