Proverbs 19:26
He who assaults his father or evicts his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
25Strike a mocker, and the simple will beware; rebuke the discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.
27If you cease to hear instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Cross References
Proverbs 10:1The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
Proverbs 17:2A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.
Proverbs 23:22Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
Proverbs 28:14Blessed is the man who is always reverent, but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble.
Proverbs 30:11There is a generation of those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.
Luke 15:12The younger son said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:26
25 Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge. Note, 1. The punishment of scorners will be a means of good to others. When men are so hardened in wickedness that they will not themselves be wrought upon by the severe methods that are used to reclaim and reform them, yet such methods must be used for the sake of others, that they may hear and fear, Deut. xix. 20 . If the scorner will not be recovered from his sin, the disease being… Read the whole commentary →