Proverbes 23:22

22 Écoute ton père; c'est celui qui t'a donné la vie; et ne méprise point ta mère quand elle sera devenue vieille.

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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 point avec les buveurs de vin, ni avec ceux qui aiment la bonne chère.
21 Car le buveur et le gourmand deviendront pauvres, et le dormeur portera des haillons
22 Écoute ton père; c'est celui qui t'a donné la vie; et ne méprise point ta mère quand elle sera devenue vieille.
23 Achète la vérité, et ne la vends point; achète la sagesse, l'instruction et la prudence.
24 Le père du juste a une grande joie; et celui qui aura mis au monde un enfant sage, en sera heureux.
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.