Proverbs 23:22
Hearken to thy father here, who begat thee, and despise not, when she is old, thy mother.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 tippler and the glutton, shall come to poverty, and, rags, shall Slumber put on!
23Truth, buy thou, but do not sell, wisdom, and correction, and understanding.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:18When a man hath a son, rebellious and insulting, who will not hearken to the voice of his father, and to the voice of his mother,—though they chastise him, yet will not hearken unto them,
Proverbs 1:8Hear, my son, the correction of thy father, and do not reject the instruction of thy mother;
Proverbs 15:20A wise son, maketh a glad father,—but, a dullard, despiseth his own mother.
Proverbs 30:17The eye that mocketh a father, and despiseth to obey a mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young of the eagle shall eat it.
Mark 7:10For, Moses, said—Honour thy father and thy mother, and—He that revileth father or mother, let him, surely die,—
Ephesians 6:1Ye children, be obedient unto 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 →