Proverbes 23:22

22 Ecoute ton père, lui qui t'a engendré, Et ne méprise pas ta mère, quand elle est devenue vieille.

Proverbes 23:22 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 23:22

Hearken unto thy father that begat thee
And who has a true and hearty affection for thee, and whatever he says is for thy good and welfare, which he studies and has at heart; and who therefore also has an authority over thee, and what he enjoins ought to be strictly regarded; and, having lived longer in the world, must be thought to have a larger experience and knowledge of things, and therefore should be hearkened unto; and despise not thy mother when she is old;
despise not her counsels, instructions, and advice, though she is old; and because she is so, do not reject them as old wives' fables, or as the silly talk of an old woman, as young men are too apt to do.

Proverbes 23:22 In-Context

20 Ne sois pas parmi les buveurs de vin, Parmi ceux qui font excès des viandes:

21 Car l'ivrogne et celui qui se livre à des excès s'appauvrissent, Et l'assoupissement fait porter des haillons.

22 Ecoute ton père, lui qui t'a engendré, Et ne méprise pas ta mère, quand elle est devenue vieille.

23 Acquiers la vérité, et ne la vends pas, La sagesse, l'instruction et l'intelligence.

24 Le père du juste est dans l'allégresse, Celui qui donne naissance à un sage aura de la joie.