PROVERBS 23:22 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.”
Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old—a command to honor aging parents, establishing that filial duty intensifies as parents age and become vulnerable. The verb 'do not despise' (lo tebuz) describes refusing to treat with contempt. The theological significance involves the principle that honoring parents is a lifelong obligation.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
Publish a note on this verse
0/2000
No notes on this verse yet. Be the first to write one!