Proverbs 23:25

New King James Version

Let your father and your mother be glad, And let her who bore you rejoice.

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A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her who bore him.

When her neighbors and relatives heard how the Lord had shown great mercy to her, they rejoiced with her.

My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him who reproaches me.

My son, give me your heart, And let your eyes observe my ways.

The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes a glad father, But a foolish son is the grief of his mother.

My son, if your heart is wise, My heart will rejoice—indeed, I myself;