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


In Context

19 Thou, my son, hear and be wise, and direct thy 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 clotheth 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; wisdom, and instruction, and intelligence.

24 The father of a righteous man shall greatly rejoice, and he that begetteth a wise son shall have joy of him:

Proverbs 23:22 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:22Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:22Hearken to thy father, that beget thee: and despise not thy mother when she is old.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:22Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:22Hearken to thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:22Listen to your father who gave you life, and don't despise your mother when she is old.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:22Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she hath become old.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:22Listen to your father that begat you, and despise not your mother when she is old.