Proverbs 23:22
Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.
Noyes Bible
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 will clothe a man with rags.
23Buy the truth, and sell it not; Buy wisdom and instruction and understanding.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:8Hear, O my son! the instruction of thy father, And neglect 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 a father, And scorneth to obey a mother, The ravens of the valley shall pick it out, And the young eagles shall eat it.
Mark 7:10For Moses said, “Honor thy father and thy mother;” and, “He that curseth father or mother, let him surely die.”
Ephesians 6:1Children, obey your parents in the Lord; for this is right.
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 →