“Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.”
Proverbs 23:22 (KJV) |
Proverbs 23:22
From Proverbs 23, in the Book of Proverbs (Old Testament).
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Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
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For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
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Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
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Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
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The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.