Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Bible References

Wasteth

Proverbs 10:1
Solomon’s proverbs:

A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish son, heartache to his mother.
Proverbs 17:25
A foolish son is grief to his father
and bitterness to the one who bore him.
Proverbs 23:22
Listen to your father who gave you life,
and don’t despise your mother when she is old.
Proverbs 28:14
Happy is the one who is always reverent,
but one who hardens his heart falls into trouble.
Proverbs 30:11
There is a generation that curses its father
and does not bless its mother.
Deuteronomy 21:18
“If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father or mother and doesn’t listen to them even after they discipline him,
Luke 15:12
The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate I have coming to me.’ So he distributed the assets to them.

A son

Proverbs 10:5
The son who gathers during summer is prudent;
the son who sleeps during harvest is disgraceful.
Proverbs 17:2
A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son
and share an inheritance among brothers.
Proverbs 28:7
A discerning son keeps the law,
but a companion of gluttons humiliates his father.

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