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Proverbs 19:26

Proverbs 19:26

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain

He that wasteth his father. The verb shadad, used here and in , may be taken in the sense of "to spoil," "to deprive of property;" but it is better to adopt a more general application, and to assign to it the meaning of "to maltreat," whether in person or property.

Chaseth away his mother; by his shameless and evil life makes it impossible for her to continue under the same roof with him; or, it may be, so dissipates his parents' means that they are driven from their home.

A son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach (comp. ; ; ).

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