Proverbs 19:26

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

He that wasteth {H7703} his father {H1}, and chaseth away {H1272} his mother {H517}, is a son {H1121} that causeth shame {H954}, and bringeth reproach {H2659}.

One who mistreats his father and evicts his mother is a son who brings them shame and disgrace.

He who assaults his father or evicts his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.

He that doeth violence to his father, and chaseth away his mother, Is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.

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Cross-References

  • Proverbs 17:2 (3 votes)

    ¶ A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

  • Proverbs 10:5 (3 votes)

    ¶ He that gathereth in summer [is] a wise son: [but] he that sleepeth in harvest [is] a son that causeth shame.

  • Proverbs 23:22 (2 votes)

    Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

  • Proverbs 23:25 (2 votes)

    Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.

  • Proverbs 28:24 (2 votes)

    ¶ Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, [It is] no transgression; the same [is] the companion of a destroyer.

  • Luke 15:30 (2 votes)

    But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

  • Proverbs 30:17 (2 votes)

    The eye [that] mocketh at [his] father, and despiseth to obey [his] mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.