John Gill Commentary Proverbs 23:25

"Let thy father and thy mother be glad, And let her that bare thee rejoice." — Proverbs 23:25 (ASV)

Your father and your mother shall be glad
That, is when you are righteous and wise; see (Proverbs 10:1) ; or "let your father and your mother be glad" ^F5 ; do everything that may make their hearts glad, and their lives easy and comfortable in their old age; by ministering to their necessities, if in any; by treading in their steps, and following their examples; by living soberly and righteously, and behaving wisely; by not only honouring them, but by seeking the honour and glory of God; showing a regard to religion, and supporting it to the utmost of their power; these are things which make the hearts of pious parents glad;

and she that bore you shall rejoice ;
your mother particularly, who bore and brought you forth with so much pain, and brought you up with so much care and trouble, will think it ample recompense for all, if you are truly wise and religious. Some accommodate this to God our heavenly Father, and to the church, the Jerusalem above, the mother of us all.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F5: (xmvy) "guadeat", V. L. "laetetur", Tigurine version, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "fac ut laetetur", Mercerus, Gejerus; "exhilaretur", Schultens.