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Proverbs 23:22-25 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 23 · verses 22–25 · King James Version
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. 25Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.Proverbs 23:22-25 · King James Version
Proverbs 23:22-25 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.
25Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
26My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
27For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
Cross references
- Proverbs 18:15
- Matthew 13:44
- Psalms 119:72
- Proverbs 16:16
- Hebrews 11:26
- Proverbs 10:1
- Philippians 3:7-8
- Isaiah 55:1
Key words (Strong's)
- instructionmûwçârproperly, chastisementH4148 →
- righteoustsaddîyqjustH6662 →
- Hearkenshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
- despisebûwzto disrespectH936 →
- greatlygîyla revolution (of timeH1524 →
- rejoicegîylproperly, to spin roundH1523 →
- fatherʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- motherʼêma motherH517 →
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