Proverbs 23:25 · KJV
“Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.”
— Proverbs 23:25
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise {child} shall have joy of him.
My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
Proverbs 23 — Context
Buy the truth, and sell {it} not; {also} wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
24The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise {child} shall have joy of him.
25Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
26My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
27For a whore {is} a deep ditch; and a strange woman {is} a narrow pit.
Cross References
Proverbs 17:25
A foolish son {is} a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
Luke 1:58
And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.
Luke 11:27-28
And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed {is} the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.
1 Chronicles 4:9-10
And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow. {Jabez: that is, Sorrowful}
Luke 1:40-47
And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.
Luke 1:31-33
And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.