Proverbs 28:24

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

If you cheat your parents and don't think it's wrong, you are a common thief.

Cross References

Psalm 35:10

Every bone in my body will shout: “No one is like the LORD!” You protect the helpless from those in power; you save the poor and needy from those who hurt them.

Proverbs 13:20

Wise friends make you wise, but you hurt yourself by going around with fools.

Proverbs 18:9

Being lazy is no different from being a troublemaker.

Proverbs 19:26

Children who bring disgrace rob their father and chase their mother away.

Proverbs 22:9

The LORD blesses everyone who freely gives food to the poor.

Proverbs 28:7

It makes good sense to obey the Law of God, but you disgrace your parents if you make friends with worthless nobodies.

Judges 17:2

One day he told his mother, “Do you remember those eleven hundred pieces of silver that were stolen from you? I was there when you put a curse on whoever stole them. Well, I'm the one who did it.” His mother answered, “I pray that the LORD will bless you, my son.”