Proverbs 23:25 “May your father and mother be glad, and may she who gave you birth rej…”

Proverbs 23:25

May your father and mother be glad, and may she who gave you birth rejoice!

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

Let your father and your mother be glad! Let her who bore you rejoice!

American Standard Version

Let thy father and thy mother be glad, And let her that bare thee rejoice.

Geneva Bible 1599

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

Darby Translation

let thy father and thy mother have joy, and let her that bore thee rejoice.

Young's Literal Translation

Rejoice doth thy father and thy mother, Yea, she that bare thee is joyful.

Bible in Basic English

Let your father and your mother be glad, let her who gave you birth have joy.

.mt-body { max-height: none !important; -webkit-mask-image: none !important; mask-image: none !important; } .mt-bar { display: none !important; } .o-trans::after { display: block !important; }

Cross references

“and she”

Proverbs 17:25 Luke 1:58 Luke 1:40–47 Luke 1:31–33 1 Chronicles 4:9 1 Chronicles 4:10

Proverbs 17:25 · BSB

A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.

Luke 1:58 · BSB

Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.

Luke 1:40–47 · BSB

where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.

Luke 1:31–33 · BSB

Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.

1 Chronicles 4:9 · BSB

Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”

1 Chronicles 4:10 · BSB

And Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only You would bless me and enlarge my territory! May Your hand be with me and keep me from harm, so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted the request of Jabez.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

24The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.

26My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes delight in my ways.

Read Proverbs 23