“He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.”
Proverbs 19:26 (KJV) |
Proverbs 19:26
From Proverbs 19, in the Book of Proverbs (Old Testament).
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A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.