Proverbs 23:25

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May your father and your mother have joy; may she who bore you rejoice.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 17:25 : 25 A foolish child is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him.
  • Luke 1:31-33 : 31 Listen: You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. 32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David. 33 He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and his kingdom will never end.”
  • Luke 1:40-47 : 40 and entered Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth. 41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 She exclaimed with a loud voice,“Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child in your womb! 43 And who am I that the mother of my Lord should come and visit me? 44 For the instant the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 45 And blessed is she who believed that what was spoken to her by the Lord would be fulfilled.” 46 Mary’s Hymn of Praise And Mary said,“My soul exalts the Lord, 47 and my spirit has begun to rejoice in God my Savior,
  • Luke 1:58 : 58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.
  • Luke 11:27-28 : 27 As he said these things, a woman in the crowd spoke out to him,“Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts at which you nursed!” 28 But he replied,“Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!”
  • 1 Chr 4:9-9 : 9 Jabez was more respected than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, for she said,“I experienced pain when I gave birth to him.” 10 Jabez called out to the God of Israel,“If only you would greatly bless me and expand my territory! May your hand be with me! Keep me from harm so I might not endure pain!” God answered his prayer.

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    24The father of a righteous person will rejoice greatly; whoever fathers a wise child will have joy in him.

  • Prov 23:15-16
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    15My child, if your heart is wise, then my heart also will be glad;

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  • Prov 15:20
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    20A wise child brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

  • Prov 10:1
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  • Prov 29:17
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    17Discipline your child, and he will give you rest; he will bring you happiness.

  • Deut 5:16
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    16Honor your father and your mother just as the LORD your God has commanded you to do, so that your days may be extended and that it may go well with you in the land that he is about to give you.

  • Prov 27:11
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    11Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, so that I may answer anyone who taunts me.

  • Prov 23:26
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    26Give me your heart, my son, and let your eyes observe my ways;

  • Ps 45:15-16
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    15They are bubbling with joy as they walk in procession and enter the royal palace.

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  • Prov 17:25
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    25A foolish child is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

  • Exod 20:12
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    12“Honor your father and your mother, that you may live a long time in the land the LORD your God is giving to you.

  • Eph 6:2-4
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    15Cursed be the man who made my father very glad when he brought him the news that a baby boy had been born to him!

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    8Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father, and do not forsake the teaching from your mother.

  • Luke 1:14
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    14Joy and gladness will come to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,

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    20My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.

  • Deut 30:9
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    9The LORD your God will make the labor of your hands abundantly successful and multiply your children, the offspring of your cattle, and the produce of your soil. For the LORD will once more rejoice over you to make you prosperous just as he rejoiced over your ancestors,

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  • Ps 128:2-3
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  • Prov 17:21
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