24 Whoever robs his father or his mother,
And says, “It is no transgression,”
The same (A)is companion to a destroyer.

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24 Whoever robs their father or mother(A)
    and says, “It’s not wrong,”
    is partner to one who destroys.(B)

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He who is slothful in his work
Is a brother to him who is a great destroyer.

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One who is slack in his work
    is brother to one who destroys.(A)

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26 He who mistreats his father and chases away his mother
Is (A)a son who causes shame and brings reproach.

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26 Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother(A)
    is a child who brings shame and disgrace.

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For God commanded, saying, (A)‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, (B)‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’ But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, (C)“Whatever profit you might have received from me is a gift to God”— then he need not honor his father [a]or mother.’ Thus you have made the [b]commandment of God of no effect by your tradition.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 15:6 NU omits or mother
  2. Matthew 15:6 NU word

For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’[a](A) and ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’[b](B) But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is ‘devoted to God,’ they are not to ‘honor their father or mother’ with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 15:4 Exodus 20:12; Deut. 5:16
  2. Matthew 15:4 Exodus 21:17; Lev. 20:9

Whoever keeps the law is a discerning son,
But a companion of gluttons shames his father.

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A discerning son heeds instruction,
    but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.(A)

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And he said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you, and on which you (A)put a curse, even saying it in my ears—here is the silver with me; I took it.”

And his mother said, (B)May you be blessed by the Lord, my son!”

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said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels[a] of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse—I have that silver with me; I took it.”

Then his mother said, “The Lord bless you,(A) my son!”

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  1. Judges 17:2 That is, about 28 pounds or about 13 kilograms

20 He who walks with wise men will be wise,
But the companion of fools will be destroyed.

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20 Walk with the wise and become wise,
    for a companion of fools suffers harm.(A)

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