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Proverbs 19:24-26
New Catholic Bible
Proverbs 19:24-26
New Catholic Bible
24 The idler[a] will dip his hand into the dish,
but he will not so much as lift it to his mouth.
25 If you strike a scoffer,[b] the simple will learn prudence;
if you reprove an intelligent man, he will gain understanding.
26 Anyone who maltreats his father and casts out his mother[c]
is a shameful and despicable son.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:24 Almost identical to Prov 26:15. Idler: see note on Prov 6:6.
- Proverbs 19:25 Strike a scoffer: see note on Prov 1:22; see also v. 29; 14:3. Simple: see note on Prov 1:4.
- Proverbs 19:26 Maltreats his father and casts out his mother: children were forbidden to maltreat their parents physically or verbally (see Ex 21:15, 17).
