Proverbs 23:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 23:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 23:22 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 23:22 — KJV
“Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.”
— Proverbs 23:22 (KJV)
Proverbs 23:22 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 23:22
“And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 23:22: father, mother, old
“And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 23:22: father, mother, old
“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:”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 23:22: hearken, father, mother
“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;”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 23:22: father, mother, old
“Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father's household, home unto thee. bring: Heb. gather”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 23:22: father, mother, old
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