Proverbs 23 · Verse 25

Proverbs 23:25

Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
Proverbs 23:25, King James Version

Proverbs 23:25 in other translations

BSBMay your father and mother be glad, and may she who gave you birth rejoice!
WEBLet your father and your mother be glad! Let her who bore you rejoice!
ASVLet thy father and thy mother be glad, And let her that bare thee rejoice.
YLTRejoice doth thy father and thy mother, Yea, she that bare thee is joyful.
DARBYlet thy father and thy mother have joy, and let her that bore thee rejoice.
BBELet your father and your mother be glad, let her who gave you birth have joy.
WebsterThy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bore thee shall rejoice.

What does Proverbs 23:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 23:24-25

24-25. (Compare Pr 10:1; 17:21, 25).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 23:19-28

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…

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Proverbs 23:25 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

יִֽשְׂמַח\־yis.mach-may he rejoiceH8055
אָבִ֥יךָ'a.Vi.khafather yourH1
וְאִמֶּ֑ךָve.'i.Me.khaand mother yourH517
וְ֝תָגֵ֗לve.ta.Geland may she rejoiceH1523
יֽוֹלַדְתֶּֽךָ\׃Yo.lad.Te.kha[the] [one who] bore youH3205

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 23:25

  • 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. But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

  • 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. And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.

  • Luke 1:40-47

    And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? …

  • Luke 1:31-33

    And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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17:25; 1Ch 4:9,10; Lu 1:31-33,40-47,58; 11:27,28

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Context

  • Proverbs 23:24

    The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

  • Proverbs 23:25

    Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.

  • Proverbs 23:26

    My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

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Proverbs 23:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Alégrense tu padre y tu madre, y gócese la que te engendró.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Que ton père et ta mère se réjouissent, et que celle qui t’a enfanté ait de la joie.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Freuen mögen sich dein Vater und deine Mutter, und frohlocken, die dich geboren!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Gaudeat pater tuus et mater tua, et exsultet quæ genuit te.