Old Testament · VERSE 22

Proverbs 23:22

King James Version

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

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Proverbs 23:22 in context

Proverbs 23:20

Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:

Proverbs 23:21

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

Proverbs 23:22SELECTED VERSE

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

Proverbs 23:23

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

Proverbs 23:24

The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

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