Proverbs 19:26

“[Every man] shall kiss [his] lips that giveth a right answer.] Either as a witness to a question put to him in court, to which he answers aptly and uprightly; or rather as a judge, who, having heard a cause, answers and gives his opinion of it faithfully, and pronounces a righteous sentence; everyone will love and respect him, and hearken to him and obey him; both affection and obedience are signified by a kiss; (see <190212>Psalm 2:12 <220801>Song of Solomon 8:1).”

“Unfilial conduct often condemned (Pro 17:21-25; Pro 20:20; Deu 21:18, Deu 21:21).”

“Or, A son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach, is one that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Wasteth - His father's estate. Chaseth - Causes her to avoid his presence, and to go from the house where he is. Proverbs 19:28”

“19:26 See Exod 20:12; 21:15, 17.”

“wasteth: Pro 10:1, Pro 17:25, Pro 23:22-25, Pro 28:14, Pro 30:11, Pro 30:17; Deu 21:18-21; Luk 15:12-16, Luk 15:30 a son: Pro 10:5, Pro 17:2, Pro 28:7 Proverbs 19:27”

“With Pro 19:26 there thus begins the fourth principal part of the Solomonic collection of proverbs introduced by chap. 1-9. He that doeth violence to his father and chaseth his mother, Is a son that bringeth shame and disgrace. The right name is given in the second line to him who acts as is described in the first. שׁדּד means properly to barricade \[obstruere\], and then in general to do violence to, here: to ruin one both as to life and property. The part., which has the force of an attributive clause, is continued in the finite: qui matrem fugat; this is the rule of the Heb. style, which is not filome'tochos, Gesen. 134, Anm. 2. Regarding מבישׁ, vid., at Pro 10:5; regarding the placing…”