Proverbs 23:22 KJV

Proverbs · chapter 23 · verse 22 · King James Version

Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.Proverbs 23:22 · King James Version

Proverbs 23:22 in context

20Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:

21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

22Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

23Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

24The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

Hearkenshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
despisebûwzto disrespectH936 →
fatherʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
motherʼêma motherH517 →
begatyâladto bear youngH3205 →