Spreuken 23:25

25 Laat uw vader zich verblijden, ook uw moeder; en laat haar zich verheugen, die u gebaard heeft.

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Spreuken 23:25 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 23:25

Thy father and thy mother shall be glad
That, is when thou art righteous and wise; see ( Proverbs 10:1 ) ; or "let thy father and thy mother be glad" F5; do everything that may make their hearts glad, and their lives easy and comfortable in their old age; by ministering to their necessities, if in any; by treading in their steps, and following their examples; by living soberly and righteously, and behaving wisely; by not only honouring them, but by seeking the honour and glory of God; showing a regard to religion, and supporting it to the utmost of their power; these are things which make the hearts of pious parents glad; and she that bare thee shall rejoice;
thy mother particularly, who bore and brought thee forth with so much pain, and brought thee up with so much care and trouble, will think it an to much recompence for all, if thou art truly wise and religious. Some accommodate this to God our heavenly Father, and to the church, the Jerusalem above, the mother of us all.


FOOTNOTES:

F5 (xmvy) "guadeat", V. L. "laetetur", Tigurine version, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "fac ut laetetur", Mercerus, Gejerus; "exhilaretur", Schultens.

Spreuken 23:25 In-Context

23 Koop de waarheid, en verkoop ze niet, mitsgaders wijsheid, en tucht, en verstand.
24 De vader des rechtvaardigen zal zich zeer verheugen; en die een wijzen zoon gewint, zal zich over hem verblijden.
25 Laat uw vader zich verblijden, ook uw moeder; en laat haar zich verheugen, die u gebaard heeft.
26 Mijn zoon! geef mij uw hart, en laat uw ogen mijn wegen bewaren.
27 Want een hoer is een diepe gracht, en een vreemde vrouw is een enge put.
The Dutch Staten Vertaling translation is in the public domain.