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Proverbs 23:22
The 2026 edition cites 1 passage containing Proverbs 23:22, each printed here in the KJV with every place in the Constitution that cites it.
Proverbs 23:22
22 Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
Cited by 2 places in the Constitution
Larger Catechism 2
- LC 124
By father and mother, in the fifth commandment, are meant, not only natural parents, but all superiors in age and gifts; and especially such as, by God’s…
- LC 127
The honor which inferiors owe to their superiors is, all due reverence in heart, word, and behavior; prayer and thanksgiving for them; imitation of their…