Bible Strands
Proverbs 19:26
He who assaults his father or evicts his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The book of Proverbs addresses a "son" (a learner or disciple) within a structured collection of wisdom instructions. This verse sits in chapter 19 between a command to discipline a mocker and a warning against abandoning instruction.
The words — מְֽשַׁדֶּד (me.shad.ded) literally means "one who assaults" or "plunders," and יַבְרִיחַ (yav.ri.ach) translates to "he drives away" or "evicts." These verbs describe active, violent rejection of parental presence and authority.
The thread — The book of Proverbs 10:5 and Proverbs 17:2 contrast a disgraceful son with wise conduct or a wise servant. Proverbs 28:24 condemns robbing parents while rationalizing the theft.
Why it lands — The text states that violent rejection of parents directly produces personal shame and disgrace. It demands immediate recognition that familial violence corrupts the perpetrator's honor, not merely the family's.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 10:5 He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
- Proverbs 17:2 A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.
- Proverbs 28:24 He who robs his father or mother, saying, “It is not wrong,” is a companion to the man who destroys.
- Proverbs 30:17 As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.
- Deuteronomy 21:18 If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and does not listen to them when disciplined,
- Proverbs 10:1 The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
- Proverbs 17:25 A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
- Proverbs 23:22 Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
- Proverbs 28:7 A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
- Proverbs 28:14 Blessed is the man who is always reverent, but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble.