Proverbs 23:22
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
In other versions
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.
ASV
Give ear to your father whose child you are, and do not keep honour from your mother when she is old.
BBE
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
DBY
Listen to your father who gave you life, And don't despise your mother when she is old.
WEB
Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she hath become old.
YLT
Hearken unto your father that brings forth you, and despise not your mother when she is old.
ENG
Hearken to thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
WBT
Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
BSB
In context
20Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
22Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
23Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
24The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.