Proverbs

Proverbs 23:24–25

²⁴The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice,

and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.

²⁵May your father and mother be glad,

and may she who gave you birth rejoice!

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The father	אֲבִ֣י	’ă·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1 father
of a righteous man	צַדִּ֑יק	ṣad·dîq	Adjective - masculine singular	H6662 just, righteous
will greatly rejoice	גּוֹל	gōl	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H1523 rejoice
and he who fathers	יוֹלֵד	yō·lēḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
a wise son	חָ֝כָ֗ם	ḥā·ḵām	Adjective - masculine singular	H2450 wise
will delight in him	וְיִשְׂמַח	wə·yiś·maḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8055 rejoice, be glad

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May your father	אָבִ֥יךָ	’ā·ḇî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1 father
and mother	וְאִמֶּ֑ךָ	wə·’im·me·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H517 mother
be glad	יִֽשְׂמַח־	yiś·maḥ-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8055 rejoice, be glad
and may she who gave you birth	יֽוֹלַדְתֶּֽךָ׃	yō·w·laḏ·te·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
rejoice	וְ֝תָגֵ֗ל	wə·ṯā·ḡêl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular	H1523 rejoice

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 23:24 Proverbs 10:1 · Proverbs 15:20 · Proverbs 23:15–16 · Proverbs 29:3 · Philemon 1:20 · Philemon 1:9 · Ecclesiastes 2:19 · 1 Kings 2:1–3 · 1 Kings 2:9

Proverbs 23:25 Proverbs 17:25 · Luke 1:58 · Luke 11:27–28

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.