20A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. …
And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.
Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 20)Observe here, 1. To the praise of good children, that they are the joy of their parents, who ought to have joy of them, having taken so much care and pains about them. And it adds much to the satisfaction of those that are good if they have reason to think that they have been a comfort to their parents in their declining years, when evil days come. 2. To the shame of wicked children, that by their…
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