Berean Standard Bible
Proverbs 28:7
7A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
Proverbs 28:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.
- New International Version (NIV)A discerning son heeds instruction, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding, but a companion of gluttons shames his father.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Whoever keeps the law is a discerning son, But a companion of gluttons shames his father.
Context of Proverbs 28:7
5Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully. 6Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a rich man whose ways are perverse. A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father. 8He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor. 9Whoever turns his ear away from hearing the law, even his prayer is detestable.
Read all of Proverbs 28Proverbs 28:7 word by word
נוֹצֵ֣ר תּ֭וֹרָה בֵּ֣ן מֵבִ֑ין וְרֹעֶה זֽ֝וֹלְלִ֗ים יַכְלִ֥ים אָבִֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 28:7
- Proverbs 2:1My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you,
- Proverbs 3:1My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;
- Proverbs 28:24He who robs his father or mother, saying, “It is not wrong,” is a companion to the man who destroys.
- Proverbs 19:26He who assaults his father or evicts his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.
- Proverbs 23:19Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course.
- Proverbs 29:3A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
- Luke 15:13After a few days, the younger son got everything together and journeyed to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth in wild living.
- 1 Peter 4:3For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry.
Commentaries on Proverbs 28:7
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7Verse 7 Companions of riotous men not only grieve their parents, but shame them.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7his father: This saying applies to both fathers and mothers.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. (Compare Pr 17:25). riotous men--or, "gluttons" (Pr 23:20, 21).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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