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Proverbs 19:26-28
New King James Version
Proverbs 19:26-28
New King James Version
26 He who mistreats his father and chases away his mother
Is (A)a son who causes shame and brings reproach.
27 Cease listening to instruction, my son,
And you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:28 Lit. witness of Belial, worthless witness
Proverbs 19:26-28
New International Version
Proverbs 19:26-28
New International Version
26 Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother(A)
is a child who brings shame and disgrace.
27 Stop listening to instruction, my son,(B)
and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
28 A corrupt witness mocks at justice,
and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.(C)
Proverbs 19:26-28
English Standard Version
Proverbs 19:26-28
English Standard Version
26 He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother
is (A)a son who brings shame and reproach.
27 Cease to hear instruction, my son,
(B)and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
28 A worthless witness mocks at justice,
and the mouth of the wicked (C)devours iniquity.
Proverbs 19:26-28
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 19:26-28
New American Standard Bible
26 He (A)who assaults his father and drives his mother away
Is a shameful and disgraceful son.
27 Stop listening, my son, to discipline,
And you will stray from the words of knowledge.
28 A worthless witness makes a mockery of justice,
And the mouth of the wicked [a](B)swallows wrongdoing.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:28 Another reading is pours out
Proverbs 19:26-28
King James Version
Proverbs 19:26-28
King James Version
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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