Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

Whoever mistreats his father and alienates his mother is a son who brings both shame and disrespect.

New American Standard Bible

He who assaults his father and drives his mother away
Is a shameful and disgraceful son.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

The one who assaults his father and evicts his mother
is a disgraceful and shameful son.

A Conservative Version

He who does violence to his father, and chases away his mother, is a son that causes shame and brings reproach.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


He who assaults his father and chases away his mother
Is a son who brings shame and disgrace.

Bible in Basic English

He who is violent to his father, driving away his mother, is a son causing shame and a bad name.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

He oppressing the father and putting the mother to flight, is a son causing shame and causing disgrace.

King James 2000

He that mistreats his father, and chases away his mother, is a son that causes shame, and brings reproach.

Lexham Expanded Bible

He who does violence to a father, he who chases away a mother, [is] a child who causes shame and brings reproach.

Modern King James verseion

He who assaults his father and chases away his mother is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He that hurteth his father or shutteth out his mother, is a shameful and an unworthy son.

NET Bible

The one who robs his father and chases away his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.

New Heart English Bible

He who robs his father and drives away his mother, is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.

The Emphasized Bible

He that ruineth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son causing shame and reproach.

Webster

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

World English Bible

He who robs his father and drives away his mother, is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.

Youngs Literal Translation

Whoso is spoiling a father causeth a mother to flee, A son causing shame, and bringing confusion.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁדד 
Shadad 
Usage: 57

בּרח 
Barach 
Usage: 64

אם 
'em 
Usage: 220

בּוּשׁ 
Buwsh 
Usage: 119

Verse Info

Context Readings

Foolproof Instructions

25 If you scourge a scoffer, the simple person may learn to be discreet; rebuke a discerning man and he will gain understanding. 26 Whoever mistreats his father and alienates his mother is a son who brings both shame and disrespect. 27 My son, if you stop listening to instruction, you will stray from the principles of knowledge.



Cross References

Proverbs 10:5

Whoever harvests during summer acts wisely, but the son who sleeps during harvest is disgraceful.

Proverbs 17:2

A prudent servant will rule in place of a disgraceful son and will share in the inheritance among brothers.

Deuteronomy 21:18-21

"If a man has a stubborn son who does not obey his parents, and although they try to discipline him, he still refuses to pay attention to them,

Proverbs 10:1

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grieves his mother.

Proverbs 17:25

A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to his mother.

Proverbs 23:22-25

Listen to the one who fathered you, and don't despise your mother in her old age.

Proverbs 28:7

Whoever keeps the Law is a discerning son, but whoever keeps company with gluttons brings shame to his father.

Proverbs 28:14

Blessed is the man who always fears the LORD, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into disaster.

Proverbs 28:24

Whoever steals from his father or mother but claims, "It's no sin," is a companion to someone who demolishes.

Proverbs 30:11

Some people curse their fathers and won't bless their mothers.

Proverbs 30:17

The eye that mocks a father and looks with a disobedient attitude at a mother the valley ravens will pluck it out; and vultures will eat it.

Luke 15:12-16

The younger one told his father, "Father, give me my share of the estate.' So the father divided his property between them.

Luke 15:30

But this son of yours spent your money on prostitutes, and when he came back, you killed the fattened calf for him!'

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