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.
• New International Version (NIV)May your father and mother rejoice; may she who gave you birth be joyful!
• 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.

Context of Proverbs 23:25

23Get the truth and never sell it; also get wisdom, discipline, and good judgment. 24The father of godly children has cause for joy. What a pleasure to have children who are wise. So give your father and mother joy! May she who gave you birth be happy. 26O my son, give me your heart. May your eyes take delight in following my ways. 27A prostitute is a dangerous trap; a promiscuous woman is as dangerous as falling into 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 17:25Foolish children bring grief to their father and bitterness to the one who gave them birth.
• 1 Chronicles 4:9There was a man named Jabez who was more honorable than any of his brothers. His mother named him Jabez because his birth had been so painful.
• Luke 1:31You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus.
• Luke 11:27As he was speaking, a woman in the crowd called out, “God bless your mother—the womb from which you came, and the breasts that 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

In the dictionaries

• Clothe
• Correction
• Dainty
• Desirous
• Drunkard
• Poverty
• Riotous
• Sell
• Wine
• Face

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