Proverbs 23:25

Proverbs 23:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let your father and mother be glad; let her who bore you rejoice.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let your father and your mother be glad, And let her who bore you rejoice.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So give your father and mother joy! May she who gave you birth be happy.

Context of Proverbs 23:25

23Buy the truth and do not sell it— wisdom, instruction and insight as well. 24The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him. May your father and mother rejoice; may she who gave you birth be joyful! 26My son, give me your heart and let your eyes delight in my ways, 27for an adulterous woman is a deep pit, and a wayward wife is a narrow well.

Proverbs 23:25 word by word

יִֽשְׂמַח־אָבִ֥יךָ וְאִמֶּ֑ךָ וְ֝תָגֵ֗ל יֽוֹלַדְתֶּֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thy fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• and thy motherאֵם'êm · motherH517
• shall be gladשָׂמַחώâmach · to rejoiceH8055
• and she that bareיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• thee shall rejoiceגִּילgîyl gûl · to rejoiceH1523

Cross-references for Proverbs 23:25

• Proverbs 17:25A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.
• 1 Chronicles 4:9Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, “I gave birth to him in pain.”
• Luke 1:31You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.
• Luke 11:27As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.”

Commentaries on Proverbs 23:25

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15-35Verses 15-35 Another continuous exhortation rather than a collection of maxims. Proverbs 23:16 The teacher rejoices when the disciple‘s heart Proverbs 23:15 receives wisdom, and yet more when his lips can utter it. Reins - See Job 19:27 note. Proverbs 23:17 Envy sinners - Compare in Psalm 37:1; Psalm 73:3; the feeling which looks half-longingly at the prosperity of evil doers. Some connect the verb “envy” with the second clause, “envy not sinners, but…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-28Verses 19-28 The gracious Saviour who purchased pardon and peace for his people, with all the affection of a tender parent, counsels us to hear and be wise, and is ready to guide our hearts in his way. Here we have an earnest call to young people, to attend to the advice of their godly parents. If the heart be guided, the steps will be guided. Buy the truth, and sell it not; be willing to part with any thing for it. Do not part with it for pleasures…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-25Saying 16: This saying encourages seeking the wisdom that both a godly father and mother offer. Unlike other ancient Near East wisdom texts, Proverbs credits wisdom to both parents (Proverbs 1:8; 6:20).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-2524-25. (Compare Pr 10:1; 17:21, 25).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 23:25

• Children
• Mother
• Young Men

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Commentaries on Proverbs 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings