Proverbs 23:22
Hearken to thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
Webster 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 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 shall have a stubborn and rebellious son, who will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and who , when they have chastened him, will not hearken to them:
Proverbs 1:8My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law 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 its father, and despiseth to obey its 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, Whoever curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
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 →