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Click for Chapter</a></div><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8085: v <BR> 1) to hear, listen to, obey <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to hear (perceive by ear) <BR> 1a2) to hear of or concerning <BR> 1a3) to hear (have power to hear) <BR> 1a4) to hear with attention or interest, listen to <BR> 1a5) to understand (language) <BR> 1a6) to hear (of judicial cases) <BR> 1a7) to listen, give heed <BR> 1a7a) to consent, agree <BR> 1a7b) to grant request <BR> 1a8) to listen to, yield to <BR> 1a9) to obey, be obedient <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be heard (of voice or sound) <BR> 1b2) to be heard of <BR> 1b3) to be regarded, be obeyed <BR> 1c) (Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon <BR> 1d) (Hiphil) <BR> 1d1) to cause to hear, tell, proclaim, utter a sound <BR> 1d2) to sound aloud (musical term) <BR> 1d3) to make proclamation, summon <BR> 1d4) to cause to be heard <BR> n m <BR> 2) sound">8085</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8085 -- Occurrence 39 of 56">[e]</a></span><span class="reftop">   22</span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/shema_8085.htm" title="she·Ma': Listen -- Occurrence 39 of 56.">šə·ma‘</a></span><span class="reftrans">   22</span><br><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="right"><tr><td width="99%" align="right"><span class="hebrew">שְׁמַ֣ע</span></td><td width="1"><span class="refheb">   22</span><br></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="right"><span class="eng">Listen</span><span class="refbot">   22</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular">V‑Qal‑Imp‑ms</a></span><span class="reftop2">   22</span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1: 1) father of an individual <BR> 2) of God as father of his people <BR> 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan <BR> 4) ancestor <BR> 4a) grandfather, forefathers -- of person <BR> 4b) of people <BR> 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art <BR> 6) of producer, generator (fig.) <BR> 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) <BR> 8) term of respect and honour <BR> 9) ruler or chief (spec.)">1</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1 -- Occurrence 5 of 5">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/leavicha_1.htm" title="Le·'a·vi·cha: to your father -- Occurrence 5 of 5.">lə·’ā·ḇî·ḵā</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">לְ֭אָבִיךָ</span><br><span class="eng">to your father</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Noun - masculine singular construct :: second person masculine singular">Prep‑l | N‑msc | 2ms</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2088: 1) this, this one, here, which, this...that, the one...the other, another, such <BR> 1a) (alone) <BR> 1a1) this one <BR> 1a2) this...that, the one...the other, another <BR> 1b) (appos to subst) <BR> 1b1) this <BR> 1c) (as predicate) <BR> 1c1) this, such <BR> 1d) (enclitically) <BR> 1d1) then <BR> 1d2) who, whom <BR> 1d3) how now, what now <BR> 1d4) what now <BR> 1d5) wherefore now <BR> 1d6) behold here <BR> 1d7) just now <BR> 1d8) now, now already <BR> 1e) (poetry) <BR> 1e1) wherein, which, those who <BR> 1f) (with prefixes) <BR> 1f1) in this (place) here, then <BR> 1f2) on these conditions, herewith, thus provided, by, through this, for this cause, in this matter <BR> 1f3) thus and thus <BR> 1f4) as follows, things such as these, accordingly, to that effect, in like manner, thus and thus <BR> 1f5) from here, hence, on one side...on the other side <BR> 1f6) on this account <BR> 1f7) in spite of this, which, whence, how">2088</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2088 -- Occurrence 228 of 315">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/zeh_2088.htm" title="zeh: this [one who] -- Occurrence 228 of 315.">zeh</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">זֶ֣ה</span><br><span class="eng">this [one who]</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Pronoun - masculine singular">Pro‑ms</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3205: 1) to bear, bringforth, beget, gender, travail <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to bear, bring forth <BR> 1a1a) of child birth <BR> 1a1b) of distress (simile) <BR> 1a1c) of wicked (behaviour) <BR> 1a2) to beget <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be born <BR> 1c) (Piel) <BR> 1c1) to cause or help to bring forth <BR> 1c2) to assist or tend as a midwife <BR> 1c3) midwife (participle) <BR> 1d) (Pual) to be born <BR> 1e) (Hiphil) <BR> 1e1) to beget (a child) <BR> 1e2) to bear (fig. -of wicked bringing forth iniquity) <BR> 1f) (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive) <BR> 1g) (Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree)">3205</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3205 -- Occurrence 2 of 2">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yeladecha_3205.htm" title="ye·la·De·cha;: begat you -- Occurrence 2 of 2.">yə·lā·ḏe·ḵā;</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">יְלָדֶ֑ךָ</span><br><span class="eng">begat you</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular :: second person masculine singular">V‑Qal‑Perf‑3ms | 2ms</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 408: 1) not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference) <BR> 1a) do not, let not (with a verb) <BR> 1b) let there not be (with a verb understood) <BR> 1c) not, no (with substantive) <BR> 1d) nothing (as substantive)">408</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 408 -- Occurrence 91 of 147">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/veal_408.htm" title="ve·'al-: and not -- Occurrence 91 of 147.">wə·’al-</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">וְאַל־</span><br><span class="eng">and not</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Adverb">Conj‑w | Adv</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/936.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 936: 1) to despise, hold in contempt, hold as insignificant <BR> 1a) (Qal) to despise, show despite toward">936</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_936.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 936 -- Occurrence 1 of 1">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/tavuz_936.htm" title="ta·Vuz,: do despise -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">tā·ḇūz,</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">תָּ֝ב֗וּז</span><br><span class="eng">do despise</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular">V‑Qal‑Imperf‑2ms</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since <BR> 1a) that <BR> 1a1) yea, indeed <BR> 1b) when (of time) <BR> 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) <BR> 1c) because, since (causal connection) <BR> 1d) but (after negative) <BR> 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if <BR> 1f) but rather, but <BR> 1g) except that <BR> 1h) only, nevertheless <BR> 1i) surely <BR> 1j) that is <BR> 1k) but if <BR> 1l) for though <BR> 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore">3588</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3588 -- Occurrence 2937 of 4334">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ki_3588.htm" title="ki-: when -- Occurrence 2937 of 4334.">kî-</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">כִּֽי־</span><br><span class="eng">when</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2204.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2204: 1) to be old, become old <BR> 1a) (Qal) to be old, become old <BR> 1b) (Hiphil) to grow old, show age">2204</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2204.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2204 -- Occurrence 1 of 1">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/zakenah_2204.htm" title="za·ke·Nah: she is old -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">zā·qə·nāh</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">זָקְנָ֥ה</span><br><span class="eng">she is old</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular">V‑Qal‑Perf‑3fs</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"> </span> <br><span class="translit"> </span><br><span class="hebrew"> <span class="punct"> .</span><br><span class="eng"> </span><br><span class="strongsnt"> </span></td><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"> </td><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 517: 1) mother <BR> 1a) of humans <BR> 1b) of Deborah's relationship to the people (fig.) <BR> 1c) of animals <BR> 2) point of departure or division">517</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 517 -- Occurrence 20 of 25">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/immecha_517.htm" title="'im·Me·cha.: your mother -- Occurrence 20 of 25.">’im·me·ḵā.</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">אִמֶּֽךָ׃</span><br><span class="eng">your mother</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine singular construct :: second person masculine singular">N‑fsc | 2ms</a></span></td></tr></table><iframe src="/intframe4ot.htm" width="100%" height="150" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /><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> <br /><br /><div class="vheading2">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="//biblesuite.com/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="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/1.htm" title="אָב ncmsc 1"> father</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/2088.htm" title="זֶה ams 2088"> who</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psv2ms"> gave you</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/3205.htm" title="ילד vqp3ms 3205"> life</a>, <a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408"> don’t</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/936.htm" title="בוז vqi2ms{1}Jm 936"> despise</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> your</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/517.htm" title="אֵם ncfsc 517"> mother</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588"> when</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/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="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085. shama' (shaw-mah') -- to hear">Listen</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/1.htm" title="1. 'ab (awb) -- father">to your father</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205. yalad (yaw-lad') -- to bear, bring forth, beget">who begot</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/936.htm" title="936. buwz (booz) -- to despise">you, And do not despise</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/517.htm" title="517. 'em (ame) -- a mother">your mother</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588. kiy (kee) -- that, for, when">when</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/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="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085. shama' (shaw-mah') -- to hear">Hearken</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/1.htm" title="1. 'ab (awb) -- father">unto thy father</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205. yalad (yaw-lad') -- to bear, bring forth, beget">that begat</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/936.htm" title="936. buwz (booz) -- to despise">thee, and despise</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/517.htm" title="517. 'em (ame) -- a mother">not thy mother</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/2204.htm" title="2204. zaqen (zaw-kane') -- to be or become old">when she is old.</a> </span><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><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="/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="/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.<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/proverbs/23-22.htm">Proverbs 23:22</a> • <a href="/niv/proverbs/23-22.htm">Proverbs 23:22 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/proverbs/23-22.htm">Proverbs 23:22 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/proverbs/23-22.htm">Proverbs 23:22 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/proverbs/23-22.htm">Proverbs 23:22 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/proverbs/23-22.htm">Proverbs 23:22 KJV</a> • <a href="//biblecommenter.com/proverbs/23-22.htm">Proverbs 23:22 Commentaries</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/23-22.htm">Proverbs 23:22 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/23-22.htm">Proverbs 23:22 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/23-22.htm">Proverbs 23:22 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/23-22.htm">Proverbs 23:22 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/proverbs/23-22.htm">Proverbs 23:22 German Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/interlinear/">Interlinear Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></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> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>