Proverbs 28:24
Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.
Proverbs 28:24 in other translations
| BSB | He who robs his father or mother, saying, “It is not wrong,” is a companion to the man who destroys. |
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| WEB | Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, “It’s not wrong,” is a partner with a destroyer. |
| ASV | Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression, The same is the companion of a destroyer. |
| YLT | Whoso is robbing his father, or his mother, And is saying, ‘It is not transgression,' A companion he is to a destroyer. |
| DARBY | Whoso robbeth his father and his mother, and saith, It is no transgression, the same is the companion of a destroyer. |
| BBE | He who takes from his father or his mother what is theirs by right, and says, It is no sin; is the same as a taker of life. |
| Webster | He that robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer. |
What does Proverbs 28:24 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
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Proverbs 28:24 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 28:24
- Proverbs 18:9
He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
- Proverbs 19:26
He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
- Matthew 15:4-6
For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
- Proverbs 28:7
Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.
- Judges 17:2
And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the Lord, my son.
- Proverbs 13:20
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
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Context
- Proverbs 28:23
He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
- Proverbs 28:24
Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.
- Proverbs 28:25
He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the Lord shall be made fat.
Proverbs 28:24 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El que roba á su padre ó á su madre, y dice que no es maldad, compañero es del hombre destruidor. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Qui dépouille son père et sa mère, et dit: Ce n’est point une transgression, celui-là est compagnon du destructeur. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wer seinen Vater und seine Mutter beraubt und spricht: Kein Frevel ist es! der ist ein Genosse des Verderbers. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Qui subtrahit aliquid a patre suo et a matre, et dicit hoc non esse peccatum, particeps homicidæ est. |