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 to thy father here, who begat thee, and despise not, when she is old, thy mother.
Proverbs 30:17
The eye that mocketh a father, and despiseth to obey a mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young of the eagle shall eat it.
Exodus 20:12
Honour thy father, and thy mother, - that thy days may be prolonged upon the soil, which Yahweh thy God is about to give unto thee.
Leviticus 19:3
Ye shall, every one, revere, his father and his mother, And my sabbaths, shall ye observe, - I - Yahweh, am your God.

General references

Proverbs 17:25
A vexation to his father, is the son that is a dullard, and a bitterness, to her that bare him.
Luke 1:14
And there shall be joy to thee and exulting, and, many, over his birth, shall rejoice;