Proverbs 19:27
If you cease to hear instruction, my son, 1 you will stray from the words of knowledge. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
In Context
26The one who robs his father and chases his mother away 1 is a son who brings shame and reproach. 1
28A corrupt witness mocks justice 1 and the mouth of the wicked swallows iniquity. 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 13:1If there arises among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams, and if he gives you a sign or a wonder,
1 Kings 22:22The spirit replied, 'I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.' Yahweh replied, 'You will entice him, and you will also be successful. Go now and do so.'
Proverbs 14:7Walk away from a foolish person, 1 for you will not find knowledge on his lips. 1
Matthew 16:6Jesus said to them, “Take heed and beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
Mark 4:24He said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear, for the measure you use will be measured to you, and more will be added to you.
John 10:5They will not follow a stranger but instead they will avoid him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.”
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:27
26 He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach. Here is, 1. The sin of a prodigal son. Besides the wrong he does to himself, he is injurious to his good parents, and basely ungrateful to those that were instruments of his being and have taken so much care and pains about him, which is a great aggravation of his sin and renders it exceedingly sinful in the eyes of God and man: He wastes is father, wastes his estate which he should have to support him… Read the whole commentary →