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Proverbs 23:22

23:21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

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Listen to your father who gave you life, and don’t despise your mother when she is old.

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

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

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

What does Proverbs 23:22 mean?

Proverbs 23:22 is a verse in the book of Proverbs, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ), אָב (ʼâb), יָלַד (yâlad). It connects to 13 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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Hearkenשָׁמַעshâmaʻ/shaw-mah'/H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
unto
thy
fatherאָבʼâb/awb/H1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
that
begatיָלַדyâlad/yaw-lad'/H3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
thee,
and
despiseבּוּזbûwz/booz/H936to disrespect
not
thy
motherאֵםʼêm/ame/H517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))
when
she
is
old.זָקֵןzâqên/zaw-kane'/H2204to be old

Commentary on Proverbs 23:22

HENRY_FULL · Proverbs 23:22
.12">ver. 8-12 . In singing this psalm we must be affected with the glory of the exalted Redeemer, must dread the lot of his enemies, and think ourselves happy if we are of those that "kiss the son." Righteousness and Glory of the Divine Government; Establishment of Christ's Kingdom. 1 The Lord reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof. 2 Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne. 3 A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about. 4 His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled. 5 The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord , at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. 6 The heavens declare his righteo

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Genesis 18:25

That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

Exodus 20:21

And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.

Exodus 24:16

And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.

Deuteronomy 4:11

And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness. midst: Heb. heart

Deuteronomy 4:12

And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice. only: Heb. save a voice

1 Kings 8:10

And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD,

Proverbs 16:12

It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.

Proverbs 18:11

The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.

Proverbs 18:12

Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.

Nahum 1:3

The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

Romans 11:33

O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

Hebrews 1:8

But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. righteousness: Gr. rightness, or, straightness

Hebrews 1:9

Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

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Other verses that share key original-language words with Proverbs 23:22.

1 Kings 1:6

And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare him after Absalom. at any: Heb. from his days

1 Samuel 14:27

But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in an honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened.

Genesis 17:20

And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

Genesis 35:22

And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:

Judges 14:3

Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well. pleaseth: Heb. is right in mine eyes

Leviticus 20:17

And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.

Ruth 2:11

And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore.

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What does Proverbs 23:22 say?

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

Is Proverbs 23:22 in the Old or New Testament?

Proverbs 23:22 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Proverbs.

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