Proverbs 23:22
Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she hath become old.
Young's Literal Translation
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 quaffer and glutton become poor, And drowsiness clotheth with rags.
23Truth buy, and sell not, Wisdom, and instruction, and understanding,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:18'When a man hath a son apostatizing and rebellious — he is not hearkening to the voice of his father, and to the voice of his mother, and they have chastised him, and he doth not hearken unto them —
Proverbs 1:8Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother,
Proverbs 15:20A wise son rejoiceth a father. And a foolish man is despising his mother.
Proverbs 30:17An eye that mocketh at a father, And despiseth to obey a mother, Dig it out do ravens of the valley, And eat it do young eagles.
Mark 7:10for Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother — let him die the death;
Ephesians 6:1The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous;
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 →