Proverbs 23:22
King James Version (KJV)
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.
World English Bible (WEB)
Listen to your father who gave you life, and don't despise your mother when she is old.
Proverbs 23:22 Cross References
If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:
Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;
And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.
And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.
Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
