Proverbs 19:26

He that dishonors his father, and drives away his mother, 1 Shall be disgraced and shall be exposed to reproach. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.

In Context

25When a pestilent character is scourged, a simple man is made wiser: 1 And if thou reprove a wise man, he will understand discretion. 1

27A son who ceases to attend to the instruction of a father 1 Will cherish evil designs. 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 10:1A wise son makes his father glad: 1 But a foolish son is a grief to his mother. 1

Proverbs 17:2A wise servant shall have rule over foolish masters, 1 And shall divide portions among brethren. 1

Proverbs 23:22Hearken, my son, to thy father which begot thee, 1 And despise not thy mother because she is grown old. 1

Proverbs 28:14Blessed is the man who religiously fears always: 1 But the hard of heart shall fall into mischiefs. 1

Proverbs 30:11A wicked generation curse their father, and do not bless their mother.

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 →

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