Proverbs 23:22

Proverbs chapter 23 · verse 22 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

Context

v.21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothea manwith rags.

v.22This passage

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

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • John 19:26

    When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold, thy son!

  • Proverbs 6:20

    My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

  • Proverbs 30:17

    The eye that mocketh at his father, And despiseth to obey his mother, The ravens of the valley shall pick it out, And the young eagles shall eat it.

  • Mark 7:10

    For Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother; and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death:

  • Proverbs 1:8

    My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

  • Ephesians 6:1

    Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.