Proverbs 28:24

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 18:9 : 9 He who does not give his mind to his work is brother to him who makes destruction.
  • Prov 19:26 : 26 He who is violent to his father, driving away his mother, is a son causing shame and a bad name.
  • Prov 28:7 : 7 He who keeps the law is a wise son, but he who keeps company with feasters puts shame on his father.
  • Matt 15:4-6 : 4 For God said, Give honour to your father and mother: and, He who says evil of father or mother will be put to death. 5 But you say, If a man says to his father or his mother, That by which you might have had profit from me is given to God; 6 There is no need for him to give honour to his father. And you have made the word of God without effect because of your teaching.
  • Judg 17:2 : 2 And he said to his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver which were taken from you, about which you took an oath and said in my hearing, I have given this silver to the Lord from my hand for myself, to make a pictured image and a metal image: see, I have the silver, for I took it: so now I will give it back to you. And his mother said, May the blessing of the Lord be on my son.
  • Prov 13:20 : 20 Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 19:26-27
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    78%

    26He who is violent to his father, driving away his mother, is a son causing shame and a bad name.

    27A son who no longer gives attention to teaching is turned away from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 29:24
    76%

    24A man who takes part with a thief has hate for his soul; he is put under oath, but says nothing.

  • Exod 21:15
    75%

    15Any man who gives a blow to his father or his mother is certainly to be put to death.

  • Deut 27:16
    74%

    16Cursed is he who does not give honour to his father or mother. And let all the people say, So be it.

  • Prov 28:7
    74%

    7He who keeps the law is a wise son, but he who keeps company with feasters puts shame on his father.

  • Prov 30:11
    74%

    11There is a generation who put a curse on their father, and do not give a blessing to their mother.

  • Matt 15:4-6
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    73%

    4For God said, Give honour to your father and mother: and, He who says evil of father or mother will be put to death.

    5But you say, If a man says to his father or his mother, That by which you might have had profit from me is given to God;

    6There is no need for him to give honour to his father. And you have made the word of God without effect because of your teaching.

  • Prov 20:20-21
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    20If anyone puts a curse on his father or his mother, his light will be put out in the blackest night.

    21A heritage may be got quickly at first, but the end of it will not be a blessing.

  • Exod 21:17
    73%

    17Any man cursing his father or his mother is to be put to death.

  • Prov 30:17
    72%

    17The eye which makes sport of a father, and sees no value in a mother when she is old will be rooted out by the ravens of the valley, and be food for the young eagles.

  • Ezek 18:10
    72%

    10If he has a son who is a thief, a taker of life, who does any of these things,

  • Prov 21:7
    72%

    7By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.

  • Prov 23:22
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    22Give ear to your father whose child you are, and do not keep honour from your mother when she is old.

  • Lev 20:9
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    9Every man cursing his father or his mother is certainly to be put to death; because of his curse on his father or his mother, his blood will be on him.

  • Deut 21:18-19
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    71%

    18If a man has a son who is hard-hearted and uncontrolled, who gives no attention to the voice of his father and mother, and will not be ruled by them, though they give him punishment:

    19Then let his father and mother take him to the responsible men of the town, to the public place;

  • Prov 15:20
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    20A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother.

  • Prov 17:5
    71%

    5Whoever makes sport of the poor puts shame on his Maker; and he who is glad because of trouble will not go free from punishment.

  • Ps 50:19-20
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    71%

    19You have given your mouth to evil, your tongue to words of deceit.

    20You say evil of your brother; you make false statements against your mother's son.

  • Prov 18:9
    71%

    9He who does not give his mind to his work is brother to him who makes destruction.

  • Prov 22:23
    71%

    23For the Lord will give support to their cause, and take the life of those who take their goods.

  • Prov 6:19-20
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    70%

    19A false witness, breathing out untrue words, and one who lets loose violent acts among brothers.

    20My son, keep the rule of your father, and have in memory the teaching of your mother:

  • Prov 28:25
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    25He who is ever desiring profit is a cause of fighting; but he who puts his faith in the Lord will be made fat.

  • Prov 13:24
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    24He who keeps back his rod is unkind to his son: the loving father gives punishment with care.

  • Ezek 18:14
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    14Now if he has a son who sees all his father's sins which he has done, and in fear does not do the same:

  • Prov 1:8
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    8My son, give ear to the training of your father, and do not give up the teaching of your mother:

  • Ezek 18:18
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    18As for his father, because he was cruel, took goods by force, and did what is not good among his people, truly, death will overtake him in his evil-doing.

  • Prov 17:25
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    25A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitter pain to her who gave him birth.

  • Prov 22:16
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    16He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.

  • Job 17:5
    69%

    5As for him who is false to his friend for a reward, light will be cut off from the eyes of his children.

  • Job 6:27
    69%

    27Truly, you are such as would give up the child of a dead man to his creditors, and would make a profit out of your friend.

  • Prov 6:30
    69%

    30Men do not have a low opinion of a thief who takes food when he is in need of it:

  • Prov 28:23
    69%

    23He who says words of protest to a man will later have more approval than one who says smooth words with his tongue.

  • Mark 7:10-12
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    69%

    10For Moses said, Give honour to your father and mother, and, He who says evil of father or mother, let him have the punishment of death:

    11But you say, If a man says to his father or his mother, That by which you might have had profit from me is Corban, that is to say, Given to God,

    12You no longer let him do anything for his father or his mother;

  • Prov 15:5
    69%

    5A foolish man puts no value on his father's training; but he who has respect for teaching has good sense.

  • Prov 17:19-20
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    69%

    19The lover of fighting is a lover of sin: he who makes high his doorway is looking for destruction.

    20Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.

  • Prov 19:18
    69%

    18Give your son training while there is hope; let not your heart be purposing his death.

  • Deut 5:16
    69%

    16Give honour to your father and your mother, as you have been ordered by the Lord your God; so that your life may be long and all may be well for you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

  • Exod 20:12
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    12Give honour to your father and to your mother, so that your life may be long in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

  • Matt 19:19
    69%

    19Give honour to your father and your mother: and, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.

  • Ps 89:41
    69%

    41All those who come by take away his goods; he is laughed at by his neighbours.