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Proverbs 19:26

Proverbs 19:26
He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

He that wasteth his father,.... His father's substance, which he gave him first as his portion, and afterwards by paying…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Or, A son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach, is one that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother.

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Here is, 1. The sin of a prodigal son. Besides the wrong he does to himself, he is injurious to his good parents, and…