Proverbs 23:22
Hearken unto thy father that begot thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
In Context
21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
23Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:18If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, that will not hearken to the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and though they chasten him, will not hearken unto them;
Proverbs 1:8Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;
Proverbs 15:20A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Proverbs 30:17The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young vultures shall eat it.
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 →