Proverbios 23:22

22 Escucha a tu padre, que te dio la vida,
y no desprecies a tu madre cuando sea anciana.

Proverbios 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.

Proverbios 23:22 In-Context

20 No andes de juerga con borrachos
ni festejes con glotones,

21 porque van camino a la pobreza,
y por dormir tanto, vestirán harapos.

22 Escucha a tu padre, que te dio la vida,
y no desprecies a tu madre cuando sea anciana.

23 Adquiere la verdad y nunca la vendas;
consigue también sabiduría, disciplina y buen juicio.

24 El padre de hijos justos tiene motivos para alegrarse.
¡Qué satisfacción es tener hijos sabios!