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Proverbs 19:26

“He that wasteth [his] father, [and] chaseth away [his] mother, [is] a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.”

Verse in context — Proverbs 19

24

A slothful [man] hideth his hand in [his] bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

25

Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, [and] he will understand knowledge.

26

He that wasteth [his] father, [and] chaseth away [his] mother, [is] a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.

27

Cease, my son, to hear the instruction [that causeth] to err from the words of knowledge.

28

An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.

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