Proverbs 23:22
Geue eare vnto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is olde.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
In Context
23Purchase trueth, wysdome, nurture, and vnderstanding, and sell them not.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:8My sonne, heare thy fathers instruction, and forsake not thy mothers teaching.
Proverbs 15:20A wyse sonne maketh a glad father: but a foolishe man dispiseth his mother.
Proverbs 30:17Who so laugheth his father to scorne, and setteth his mothers commaundement at naught, the rauens of the valley picke out his eyes, and deuoured be he of the young Egles.
Mark 7:10For Moyses sayde, Honor thy father and thy mother: and, who so curseth father or mother, let him dye the death.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 23:20-29
19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way. 20 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: 21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. 22 Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old. 23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. 24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him. 25… Read the whole commentary →