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 your father that begat you, and despise not your mother when she is old.
Proverbs 30:17
The eye that mocks at his father, and despises to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young vultures shall eat it.
Exodus 20:12
Honor your father and your mother: that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God gives you.
Leviticus 19:3
You shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD 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 you shall have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.