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

Listen to your father, who sired you,
And do not despise your mother when she is old.
Proverbs 30:17

The eye that mocks a father
And scorns a mother,
The ravens of the valley will pick it out,
And the young vultures will devour it.
Exodus 20:12
“Honor (respect, obey, care for) your father and your mother, so that your days may be prolonged in the land the Lord your God gives you.
Leviticus 19:3
Each of you shall respect his mother and his father, and you shall keep My Sabbaths; I am the Lord your God.

General references

Proverbs 17:25

A foolish son is a grief and anguish to his father
And bitterness to her who gave birth to him.
Luke 1:14
You will have great joy and delight, and many will rejoice over his birth,