Proverbs 23:22

The Passion Translation

Give respect to your father and mother, for without them you wouldn’t even be here. And don’t neglect them when they grow old.

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Pay close attention, my child, to your father’s wise words and never forget your mother’s instructions.

When a son learns wisdom, a father’s heart is glad. But the man who shames his mother is a foolish son.

There is a generation rising that curses their fathers and speaks evil of their mothers.

The eye that mocks his father and dishonors his elderly mother deserves to be plucked out by the ravens of the valley and fed to the young vultures!

My son, obey your father’s godly instruction and follow your mother’s life-giving teaching.

For example, Moses taught us: ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and, ‘Whoever insults or mistreats his father or mother must be put to death.’