Verse 26
Proverbs 19:26
New Living Translation
26
Children who mistreat their father or chase away their mother<br>are an embarrassment and a public disgrace.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
מְֽשַׁדֶּד אָ֭ב יַבְרִ֣יחַ אֵ֑ם בֵּ֝֗ן מֵבִ֥ישׁ וּ/מַחְפִּֽיר
English Translation
The destroyer of a father will deliver a mother to a shameful son and/or will set him in distress.
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Chapter 19 Context
1
Better to be poor and honest<br>than to be dishonest and a fool.<br>
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2
Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good;<br>haste makes mistakes.<br>
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3
People ruin their lives by their own foolishness<br>and then are angry at the LORD.<br>
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4
Wealth makes many “friends”;<br>poverty drives them all away.<br>
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5
A false witness will not go unpunished,<br>nor will a liar escape.<br>
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6
Many seek favors from a ruler;<br>everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts!<br>
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7
The relatives of the poor despise them;<br>how much more will their friends avoid them!<br>Though th...
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8
To acquire wisdom is to love yourself;<br>people who cherish understanding will prosper.<br>
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9
A false witness will not go unpunished,<br>and a liar will be destroyed.<br>
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10
It isn’t right for a fool to live in luxury<br>or for a slave to rule over princes!<br>
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11
Sensible people control their temper;<br>they earn respect by overlooking wrongs.<br>
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12
The king’s anger is like a lion’s roar,<br>but his favor is like dew on the grass.<br>
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13
A foolish child is a calamity to a father;<br>a quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping...
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14
Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth,<br>but only the LORD can give an un...
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15
Lazy people sleep soundly,<br>but idleness leaves them hungry.<br>
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16
Keep the commandments and keep your life;<br>despising them leads to death.<br>
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17
If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD —<br>and he will repay you!<br>
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18
Discipline your children while there is hope.<br>Otherwise you will ruin their lives.<br>
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19
Hot-tempered people must pay the penalty.<br>If you rescue them once, you will have to do it again.<...
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20
Get all the advice and instruction you can,<br>so you will be wise the rest of your life.<br>
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21
You can make many plans,<br>but the LORD’s purpose will prevail.<br>
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22
Loyalty makes a person attractive.<br>It is better to be poor than dishonest.<br>
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23
Fear of the LORD leads to life,<br>bringing security and protection from harm.<br>
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24
Lazy people take food in their hand<br>but don’t even lift it to their mouth.<br>
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25
If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded will learn a lesson;<br>if you correct the wise, they will...
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26
Children who mistreat their father or chase away their mother<br>are an embarrassment and a public d...
27
If you stop listening to instruction, my child,<br>you will turn your back on knowledge.<br>
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28
A corrupt witness makes a mockery of justice;<br>the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.<br>
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29
Punishment is made for mockers,<br>and the backs of fools are made to be beaten.<br>
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