The Meaning of Proverbs 19:26 Explained

Proverbs 19:26

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

YLT: Whoso is spoiling a father causeth a mother to flee, A son causing shame, and bringing confusion.

Darby: He that ruineth his father and chaseth away his mother is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.

ASV: He that doeth violence to his father, and chaseth away his mother, Is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

He that wasteth  [his] father,  [and] chaseth away  [his] mother,  [is] a son  that causeth shame,  and bringeth reproach. 

What does Proverbs 19:26 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 19

1  Life and Conduct

What do the individual words in Proverbs 19:26 mean?

He who mistreats [his] father [and] chases away [his] mother [Is] a son who causes shame and brings reproach
מְֽשַׁדֶּד־ אָ֭ב יַבְרִ֣יחַ אֵ֑ם בֵּ֝֗ן מֵבִ֥ישׁ וּמַחְפִּֽיר

מְֽשַׁדֶּד־  He  who  mistreats 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine singular
Root: שָׁדַד  
Sense: to deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin, destroy, spoil.
אָ֭ב  [his]  father 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
יַבְרִ֣יחַ  [and]  chases  away 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בָּרַח 
Sense: to go through, flee, run away, chase, drive away, put to flight, reach, shoot (extend), hurry away.
אֵ֑ם  [his]  mother 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֵם  
Sense: mother.
בֵּ֝֗ן  [Is]  a  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
מֵבִ֥ישׁ  who  causes  shame 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular
Root: בֹּושׁ 
Sense: to put to shame, be ashamed, be disconcerted, be disappointed.
וּמַחְפִּֽיר  and  brings  reproach 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular
Root: חָפַר  
Sense: to be ashamed, be confounded, be abashed, feel abashed.