Proverbs 19:26

He that ruineth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son causing shame and reproach.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

25The scoffer, thou shalt smite, and, the simple, will beware, but correct a man of intelligence—he will understand teaching.

27Cease, my son, to hear instruction that would cause thee to wander from the sayings of knowledge.

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Cross References

Proverbs 10:1The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise son, maketh a glad father, but, a foolish son, is the grief of his mother.

Proverbs 17:2A prudent servant, shall rule over a son who causeth shame, and, in the midst of brothers, shall he share the inheritance.

Proverbs 23:22Hearken to thy father here, who begat thee, and despise not, when she is old, thy mother.

Proverbs 28:14How happy the man who is ever circumspect, whereas, he that hardeneth his heart, shall fall into calamity.

Proverbs 30:11A generation! Its father, it revileth, and, its mother, it doth not bless.

Luke 15:12And the younger of them said unto the father—Father! give me the share that falleth to me, of what there is. And, he, divided unto them the living.

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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