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Proverbs 28:7

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A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son; But he that is a companion of gluttons shameth his father.

KJV

Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.

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This verse in Proverbs 28

Commentary

3 notes on this verse

This site's exposition

Evil men do not understand justice

on Proverbs 28:5-7

"Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully" ties moral perception to seeking God. Verse 6 ranks integrity above wealth: "Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a rich man whose ways are perverse." Verse 7 applies the ranking to a household.

This site's exposition

A discerning son keeps the law

The verse applies the ranking of verse 6 to a household. A son shows his discernment by keeping the law, and his choice of companions decides whose honor he carries. Gluttons for company bring shame home to his father.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son,.... That observes the law of God; for, though he cannot perfectly keep it, yet he delights in it after the inward man; and with his spirit serves it, from a principle of love, in faith, and with a view to the glory of God, without mercenary and sinister ends.

The words behind it

8 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • נוֹצֵ֣ר[one who] keeps

    notzerH5341 →63 times

  • תּ֭וֹרָה[the] law

    torahH8451 →219 times

  • בֵּ֣ן[is] a son

    benH1121 →4930 times

  • מֵבִ֑יןunderstanding

    mevinH995 →170 times

  • וְרֹעֶהand [one who] associates with

    veroehH7462 →177 times

  • זֽ֝וֹלְלִ֗יםgluttons

    zolimH2151 →8 times

  • יַכְלִ֥יםhe shames

    yakhlimH3637 →

  • אָבִֽיו׃father his

    ʾavivH1 →1212 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

13 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Proverbs 29:3A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.5 worksProverbs 28:24He who robs his father or mother, saying, “It is not wrong,” is a companion to the man who destroys.5 works1 Peter 4:3–4For 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.4 worksProverbs 29:15A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.4 worksLuke 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.4 worksProverbs 23:20Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat.4 works
The other 7 cross-references, with their words ▾
Titus 1:6An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, having children who are believers and who are not open to accusation of indiscretion or insubordination.4 worksProverbs 3:1–35My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;3 worksProverbs 2:1–6My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you,3 worksProverbs 19:26He who assaults his father or evicts his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.3 worksProverbs 23:19–22Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course.3 worksLuke 15:30But when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!’2 works1 John 2:5But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him:1 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Proverbs 29:15

    A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.

    it leads to

    • Proverbs 10:1

      The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Proverbs 17:25

      A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.

    • Proverbs 29:17

      Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.

    • Proverbs 13:24

      He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.

    • Proverbs 22:15

      Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

  • Through

    Proverbs 28:24

    He who robs his father or mother, saying, “It is not wrong,” is a companion to the man who destroys.

    it leads to

    • Proverbs 18:9

      Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys.

    • Matthew 15:4–6

      For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’

    • Proverbs 19:26

      He who assaults his father or evicts his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.

Where this verse is studied

About Proverbs

The Judgment of Solomon, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
The Judgment of Solomon, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Proverbs: the study guide →Read Proverbs 28 →

This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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