Proverbs 23:22
Hearken, my son, to thy father which begot thee, and despise not thy mother because she is grown old.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:18And if any man has a disobedient and contentious son, who hearkens not to the voice of his father and the voice of his mother, and they should correct him, and he should not hearken to them;
Proverbs 1:8Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, and reject not the rules of thy mother.
Proverbs 15:20A wise son gladdens his father; but a foolish son sneers at his mother.
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 →