The Meaning of Proverbs 23:25 Explained

Proverbs 23:25

KJV: Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.

YLT: Rejoice doth thy father and thy mother, Yea, she that bare thee is joyful.

Darby: let thy father and thy mother have joy, and let her that bore thee rejoice.

ASV: Let thy father and thy mother be glad, And let her that bare thee rejoice.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Thy father  and thy mother  shall be glad,  and she that bare  thee shall rejoice. 

What does Proverbs 23:25 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 23

1  Consider carefully what is before you

What do the individual words in Proverbs 23:25 mean?

Let be glad your father and your mother and let her rejoice who bore you
יִֽשְׂמַח־ אָבִ֥יךָ וְאִמֶּ֑ךָ וְ֝תָגֵ֗ל יֽוֹלַדְתֶּֽךָ

יִֽשְׂמַח־  Let  be  glad 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׂמַח  
Sense: to rejoice, be glad.
אָבִ֥יךָ  your  father 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
וְאִמֶּ֑ךָ  and  your  mother 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אֵם  
Sense: mother.
וְ֝תָגֵ֗ל  and  let  her  rejoice 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive imperfect Jussive, third person feminine singular
Root: גִּיל  
Sense: to rejoice, exult, be glad.
יֽוֹלַדְתֶּֽךָ  who  bore  you 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: יָלַד 
Sense: to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail.