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Proverbs 23:24-25 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 23 · verses 24–25 · King James Version
24The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him. 25Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.Proverbs 23:24-25 · King James Version
Proverbs 23:24-25 in context
22Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
23Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
24The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
25Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
26My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
27For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
Key words (Strong's)
- righteoustsaddîyqjustH6662 →
- begettethyâladto bear youngH3205 →
- greatlygîyla revolution (of timeH1524 →
- rejoicegîylproperly, to spin roundH1523 →
- fatherʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- motherʼêma motherH517 →
- wisechâkâmwiseH2450 →
- gladsâmachprobably to brighten upH8055 →
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