What does Proverbs 23:22 mean?

Proverbs 23:22 highlights themes such as faith and obedience when read in context.

How should I apply Proverbs 23:22 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

20Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:

21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

22Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

23Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

24The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

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