Bible verse

Proverbs 19:26

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

Proverbs 19:26 · BSB

Proverbs 19:26 in context

The verses around it, from Proverbs 19.

22 The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.

23 The fear of the LORD leads to life, that one may rest content, without visitation from harm.

24 The slacker buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth.

25 Strike a mocker, and the simple will beware; rebuke the discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.

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

27 If you cease to hear instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.

28 A corrupt witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.

29 Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.

Read all of Proverbs 19

Proverbs 19:26 in other translations

KJV

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

ASV

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

ERV

He that spoileth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.

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