Proverbs 23:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.”
Proverbs 23:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 23:22 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 23:22 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 23:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Listen to your father who gave you life, and don’t despise your mother when she is old.”
Proverbs 23:22 — World English Bible
Proverbs 23:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old. ”
Proverbs 23:22 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 23:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she hath become old.”
Proverbs 23:22 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 23:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old. ”
Proverbs 23:22 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 23:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Obey thy father that hath begotten thee, and despise not thy mother when she is olde.”
Proverbs 23:22 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 23:22 in Context — Proverbs 23
20 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man 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; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
What Does Proverbs 23:22 Mean?
Proverbs 23:22 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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