Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
General references
Bible References
Despiseth
Proverbs 23:22
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
Proverbs 30:17
The eye that mocketh at a father, and despiseth to obey a mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
Exodus 20:12
Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be prolonged in the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
Leviticus 19:3
Ye shall reverence every man his mother, and his father, and my sabbaths shall ye keep: I am Jehovah your God.
General references
Proverbs 17:25
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.
Luke 1:14
And he shall be to thee joy and rejoicing, and many shall rejoice at his birth.