King James Version
Proverbs 19:26 in the King James Version says “He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 19 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.”
Proverbs 19:26 · KJV
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. will beware: Heb. will be cunning
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. An: Heb. A witness of Belial
KJV Study — Public Domain
“He that wasteth”
H7703properly, to be burly, i.e., (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable); by implication, to ravage
“his mother”
H517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
“is a son”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
“that causeth shame”
H954properly, to pale, i.e., by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
“and bringeth reproach”
H2659to blush; figuratively, to be ashamed, disappointed; causatively, to shame, reproach
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