The proverbs of Shlomo. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
Proverbs 19:26 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) He who robs his father and drives away his mother, is a son who causes shame and brings reproach. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, Is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother is a son who causes shame and brings reproach. American Standard Version (1901) He that doeth violence to his father, and chaseth away his mother, Is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach. Common English Bible Those who assault their father and drive out their mother are disgraceful children, worthy of reproach. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever afflicts his father and flees from his mother is disreputable and unhappy. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that afflicteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is infamous and unhappy. |
The proverbs of Shlomo. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame.
A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame, and shall have a part in the inheritance among the brothers.
A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.
If you stop listening to instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Blessed is the man who always fears; but one who hardens his heart falls into trouble.
Whoever robs his father or his mother, and says, *It's not wrong.* He is a partner with a destroyer.
Whoever keeps the law is a wise son; but he who is a companion of gluttons shames his father.
There is a generation that curses their father, and doesn't bless their mother.
*The eye that mocks at his father, and scorns obedience to his mother: the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, the young eagles shall eat it.
But when this, your son, came, who has devoured your living with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.'