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Bible in Basic English

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

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.

International Standard Version

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

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.

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 When blows overtake the man of pride, the simple will get sense; say sharp words to the wise, and knowledge will be made clear to him. 26 He who is violent to his father, driving away his mother, is a son causing shame and a bad name. 27 A son who no longer gives attention to teaching is turned away from the words of knowledge.

Cross References

Proverbs 10:5

He who in summer gets together his store is a son who does wisely; but he who takes his rest when the grain is being cut is a son causing shame.

Proverbs 17:2

A servant who does wisely will have rule over a son causing shame, and will have his part in the heritage among brothers.

Deuteronomy 21:18-21

If a man has a son who is hard-hearted and uncontrolled, who gives no attention to the voice of his father and mother, and will not be ruled by them, though they give him punishment:

Proverbs 10:1

A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

Proverbs 17:25

A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitter pain to her who gave him birth.

Proverbs 23:22-25

Give ear to your father whose child you are, and do not keep honour from your mother when she is old.

Proverbs 28:7

He who keeps the law is a wise son, but he who keeps company with feasters puts shame on his father.

Proverbs 28:14

Happy is the man in whom is the fear of the Lord at all times; but he whose heart is hard will come into trouble.

Proverbs 28:24

He who takes from his father or his mother what is theirs by right, and says, It is no sin; is the same as a taker of life.

Proverbs 30:11

There is a generation who put a curse on their father, and do not give a blessing to their mother.

Proverbs 30:17

The eye which makes sport of a father, and sees no value in a mother when she is old will be rooted out by the ravens of the valley, and be food for the young eagles.

Luke 15:12-16

And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me that part of your property which will be mine. And he made division of his goods between them.

Luke 15:30

But when this your son came, who has been wasting your property with bad women, you put to death the fat young ox for him.

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