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Proverbs 23:25

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

KJV

Gaudeat pater tuus et mater tua, et exsultet quæ genuit te.

Vulgate

εὐφραινέσθω ὁ πατὴρ καὶ ἡ μήτηρ ἐπὶ σοί, καὶ χαιρέτω ἡ τεκοῦσά σε. ⸆

LXX

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

ASV

יִֽשְׂמַח אָבִ֥י/ךָ וְ/אִמֶּ֑/ךָ וְ֝/תָגֵ֗ל יֽוֹלַדְתֶּֽ/ךָ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

5 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

הוֹלִ֣יד
hvlyd
verb · 478×
ו
v
noun · 1201×
וֹ
v
noun · 220×
יִשְׂמְחוּ
yshmchv
verb · 153×
יָגֵ֥ל
ygl
verb · 45×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Luke 1:58 — And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.
  • Luke 11:27 — And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.
  • Prov 17:25 — A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.