Proverbs 19:27
Cease, my son, to hear instruction that would cause thee to wander from the sayings of knowledge.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
In Context
26He that ruineth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son causing shame and reproach.
28An abandoned witness, scorneth justice, and, the mouth of lawless men, swalloweth iniquity.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 13:1When there shall arise in thy midst—a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams,—and he shall give unto thee a sign or a wonder;
1 Kings 22:22And Yahweh said unto him—Wherewith? And he said—I will go forth, and become a spirit of falsehood in the mouth of all his prophets,—So he said,—Thou mayest persuade, yea and prevail, go forth, and do so.
Proverbs 14:7Get thee from the presence of a man that is a dullard, when thou perceivest not the lips of knowledge.
Matthew 16:6And, Jesus, said unto them—Mind! and beware, of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Mark 4:24And he was saying unto them—Be taking heed what ye are hearing:—with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you, and added unto you;
John 10:5But, a stranger, will they in nowise follow, but will flee from him, because they know not 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 →