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href="/niv/proverbs/23.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/23.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Listen to your father, who gave you life, and don’t despise your mother when she is old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/23.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/23.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Listen to your father, who fathered you, And do not despise your mother when she is old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/23.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Listen to your father who begot you, And do not despise your mother when she is old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Listen to your father who begot you, And do not despise your mother when she is old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Listen to your father, who sired you, And do not despise your mother when she is old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Listen to your father who gave you life, and don’t despise your mother when she is old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Listen to your father who gave you life, and don't despise your mother when she is old. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Pay attention to your father, and don't neglect your mother when she grows old. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/23.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Listen to your father; without him you would not exist. When your mother is old, show her your appreciation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Listen to your father since you are his son, and do not despise your mother because she is old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/23.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Listen to the one who fathered you, and don't despise your mother in her old age.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Listen to your father who begot you, and do not despise your mother when she is old. </div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/23.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/23.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Listen to your father who begot you, And do not despise your mother when she is old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/proverbs/23.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />Hearken unto your father that begat you, and despise not your mother when she is old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Listen to your father who gave you life, and don't despise your mother when she is old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/proverbs/23.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />Listen to your father that begat you, and despise not your mother when she is old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/proverbs/23.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />Hearken to your father who begat you, and do not despise your mother when she is old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/proverbs/23.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Hearken to thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/proverbs/23.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />Obey thy father that hath begotten thee, and despise not thy mother when she is olde.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/proverbs/23.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />Geue eare vnto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is olde.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/proverbs/23.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />Geue eare vnto thy father that begat the, and despyse not thy mother whan she is olde.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Listen to your father, who begot you, "" And do not despise your mother when she has become old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she hath become old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Hear to thy father that begat thee, and thou shalt not despise thy mother when growing old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Hearken to thy father, that beget thee: and despise not thy mother when she is old. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Listen to your father, who conceived you. And do not despise your mother, when she is old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Hear your father who begot you and do not despise the old age of your mother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Listen to your father who begot you, and do not despise your mother when she is old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Hearken unto thy father that begot thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Hearken, <i>my</i> son, to thy father which begot thee, and despise not <i>thy mother</i> because she is grown old.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> <div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="strongs" id="strongs"></a><div class="vheading">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb-strongs/proverbs/23.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šə·ma‘ (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">Listen</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: lə·’ā·ḇî·ḵā (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">to your father</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: zeh (Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: yə·lā·ḏe·ḵā (V-Qal-Perf-3ms:: 2ms) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">gave you life,</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: wə·’al- (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">and do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/936.htm" title="936: tā·ḇūz (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To despise. A primitive root; to disrespect.">despise</a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: ’im·me·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab).">your mother</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">when</a> <a href="/hebrew/2204.htm" title="2204: zā·qə·nāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To be or become old. A primitive root; to be old.">she is old.</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/proverbs/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085. shama' (shaw-mah') -- to hear">Hearken</a><a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1. 'ab (awb) -- father"> to thy father</a><a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088. zeh (zeh) -- this, here">, who</a><a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205. yalad (yaw-lad') -- to bear, bring forth, beget"> begat</a><a href="/hebrew/936.htm" title="936. buwz (booz) -- to despise"> thee, And despise</a><a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408. 'al (al) -- not (a subjective neg.)"> not</a><a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517. 'em (ame) -- a mother"> thy mother</a><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588. kiy (kee) -- that, for, when"> when</a><a href="/hebrew/2204.htm" title="2204. zaqen (zaw-kane') -- to be or become old"> she hath become old.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="שׁמע vqvms 8085">Listen</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> your</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="אָב ncmsc 1"> father</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="זֶה ams 2088"> who</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psv2ms"> gave you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="ילד vqp3ms 3205"> life</a>, <a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408"> don’t</a> <a href="/hebrew/936.htm" title="בוז vqi2ms{1}Jm 936"> despise</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> your</a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="אֵם ncfsc 517"> mother</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588"> when</a> <a href="/hebrew/2204.htm" title="זקן vqp3fs 2204"> she is old</a>.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/proverbs/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085. shama' (shaw-mah') -- to hear">Listen</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1. 'ab (awb) -- father">to your father</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205. yalad (yaw-lad') -- to bear, bring forth, beget">who begot</a> <a href="/hebrew/936.htm" title="936. buwz (booz) -- to despise">you, And do not despise</a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517. 'em (ame) -- a mother">your mother</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588. kiy (kee) -- that, for, when">when</a> <a href="/hebrew/2204.htm" title="2204. zaqen (zaw-kane') -- to be or become old">she is old.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/23.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085. shama' (shaw-mah') -- to hear">Hearken</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1. 'ab (awb) -- father">unto thy father</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205. yalad (yaw-lad') -- to bear, bring forth, beget">that begat</a> <a href="/hebrew/936.htm" title="936. buwz (booz) -- to despise">thee, and despise</a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517. 'em (ame) -- a mother">not thy mother</a> <a href="/hebrew/2204.htm" title="2204. zaqen (zaw-kane') -- to be or become old">when she is old.</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../proverbs/23-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Proverbs 23:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Proverbs 23:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../proverbs/23-23.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Proverbs 23:23"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Proverbs 23:23" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>