Proverbs 23:25

Thy father and thy mother shall be glad,.... That, is when thou art righteous and wise; see Pro 10:1; or "let thy father and thy mother be glad" (e); do everything that may make their hearts glad, and…

Another continuous exhortation rather than a collection of maxims. Pro 23:16 The teacher rejoices when the disciple’s heart Pro 23:15 receives wisdom, and yet more when his lips can utter it. Reins -…

Here is good advice for parents to give to their children; words are put into their mouths, that they may train them up in the way they should go. Here we have,

I. An earnest call to young people to…

shall … shall Rather, Let thy father… and let her&c. It is an exhortation to the son to verify by his own conduct the statement of the preceding verse. "Quod cum ita sit, da operam ut parentibus…