Proverbs 23:22
Pay heed unto avicha that fathered thee, 1 and despise not immecha when she is old. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
In Context
23Buy emes, and sell it not; 1 also chochmah, and musar, and binah (understanding). 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:18If an ish have a stubborn and rebellious ben, which will not obey the voice of his av, or the voice of his em, and that, when they have chastened him, will not give heed unto them;
Proverbs 1:8Beni (my son), hear the musar Avicha, 1 and forsake not the Torat Immecha. 1
Proverbs 15:20A ben chacham maketh glad an av, 1 but a kesil adam despiseth immo. 1
Proverbs 30:17The ayin (eye) that mocketh at av, 1 and scorneth to obey em, 1 the ravens of the valley shall peck it out, 1 and the bnei nesher shall eat it. 1
Mark 7:10For Moshe + 7:10 Rabbeinu said, KABED ES AVICHA VES IMMECHA (Honor your father and your mother), and, The one reviling AVIV VIMMO MOT YUMAT (father or mother let him be put to death). + 7:10 Ex 20:12 , Dt 5:16; Ex 21:17 , Lv 20:9
Ephesians 6:1Yeladim, obey your horim (parents) in Adoneinu, for this is right. + 6:1 Prov 6:20
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 →