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Proverbs 23:22
Listen to your father who gave you life,
from Saying 17, Proverbs 23:22-25
What it says

Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.

What it is doing

This verse commands lifelong filial honor.

In context

22Listen to your father who gave you life, 23Invest in truth and never sell it— 24The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, 25May your father and mother be glad,