Matthew Henry · Verse 26
The young man who wastes his father's substance, or makes his aged mother destitute, is hateful, and will come to disgrace.
Proverbs 19:26
He who robs his father and drives away his mother, is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.
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WEBBE
He who robs his father and drives away his mother is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.
BSB
He who assaults his father or evicts his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.
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.
BBE
He who is violent to his father, driving away his mother, is a son causing shame and a bad name.
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