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 gave you life,
and don’t despise your mother when she is old.
Proverbs 30:17
As for the eye that ridicules a father
and despises obedience to a mother,
may ravens of the valley pluck it out
and young vultures eat it.
Exodus 20:12
Honor your father and your mother so that you may have a long life in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
Leviticus 19:3
“Each of you is to respect his mother and father. You are to keep My Sabbaths; I am Yahweh your God.

General references

Proverbs 17:25
A foolish son is grief to his father
and bitterness to the one who bore him.
Luke 1:14
There will be joy and delight for you,
and many will rejoice at his birth.

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