Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she hath become old.
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
Holman Bible
and don’t despise your mother when
International Standard Version
Listen to the one who fathered you, and don't despise your mother in her old age.
American Standard Version
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.
Amplified
Listen to your father, who sired you,
And do not despise your mother when she is old.
Bible in Basic English
Give ear to your father whose child you are, and do not keep honour from your mother when she is old.
Darby Translation
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
Julia Smith Translation
Hear to thy father that begat thee, and thou shalt not despise thy mother when growing old.
King James 2000
Hearken unto your father that begat you, and despise not your mother when she is old.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Listen to your father--he who {gave you life}, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
Modern King James verseion
Listen to your father who sired you, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Give ear unto thy father that begat thee; and despise not thy mother when she is old.
NET Bible
Listen to your father who begot you, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
New Heart English Bible
Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
The Emphasized Bible
Hearken to thy father here, who begat thee, and despise not, when she is old, thy mother.
Webster
Hearken to thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
World English Bible
Listen to your father who gave you life, and don't despise your mother when she is old.
Themes
Children » Dishonouring parents » Filial obedience encouraged
Children » What children should do
Contempt » Forbidden towards » Parents
Despisement » Who not to despise
Obedience » Filial » Filial obedience encouraged
Old age » Disrespect for pleasure-seeking » To be honoured
Parents » Honoring your parents
Parents » Examples of fathers' love » Obedience to
Parents » Duty to » Filial obedience encouraged
Social duties » Parental parental duties » Reverence for aged, general references to
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Word Count of 19 Translations in Proverbs 23:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
Learning From Your Father
21 For the quaffer and glutton become poor, And drowsiness clotheth with rags. 22 Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she hath become old. 23 Truth buy, and sell not, Wisdom, and instruction, and understanding,
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 1:8
Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother,
Proverbs 30:17
An eye that mocketh at a father, And despiseth to obey a mother, Dig it out do ravens of the valley, And eat it do young eagles.
Ephesians 6:1-2
The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous;
Leviticus 19:3
Each his mother and his father ye do fear, and My sabbaths ye do keep; I am Jehovah your God.
Deuteronomy 21:18-21
When a man hath a son apostatizing and rebellious -- he is not hearkening to the voice of his father, and to the voice of his mother, and they have chastised him, and he doth not hearken unto them --
Deuteronomy 27:16
Cursed is He who is making light of his father and his mother, -- and all the people have said, Amen.
Proverbs 6:20
Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother.
Proverbs 30:11
A generation is, that lightly esteemeth their father, And their mother doth not bless.
Matthew 15:4-6
for God did command, saying, Honour thy father and mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother -- let him die the death;
Mark 7:10
for Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother -- let him die the death;
John 19:26-27
Jesus, therefore, having seen his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he was loving, he saith to his mother, 'Woman, lo, thy son;'