Proverbs 28:24

24 Whoever robs their father or mother and says, “It’s not wrong,” is partner to one who destroys.

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Proverbs 28:24 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
24 Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.
English Standard Version (ESV)
24 Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, "That is no transgression," is a companion to a man who destroys.
New Living Translation (NLT)
24 Anyone who steals from his father and mother and says, “What’s wrong with that?” is no better than a murderer.
The Message Bible (MSG)
24 Anyone who robs father and mother and says, "So, what's wrong with that?" is worse than a pirate.
American Standard Version (ASV)
24 Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression, The same is the companion of a destroyer.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
24 The one who robs his father or his mother and says, "It isn't wrong!" is a companion to a vandal.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
24 The one who robs his father or mother and says, "That's no sin," is a companion to a man who destroys.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
24 Anyone who steals from his parents and says, "It's not wrong," is just like a man who destroys.

Proverbs 28:24 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 28:24

Whoso robbeth his father or his mother
As Micah did of eleven hundred shekels of silver, ( Judges 17:2 ) ; and saith, [it is] no transgression;
what is his father's or his mother's is his own, or as good as his own, it will come to him at their death; and if he wants it before, he thinks he ought to have it; and if they are not willing to give it him, it is with him no sin to rob them of it; and this he says within himself, to quiet his conscience when he has done it; or to others who may charge him with it: but, whatever such a man thinks, sins against parents are greater than against others; as parricide is a greater sin than any other kind of murder, so robbing of parents is greater than any other kind of theft; it is more aggravated, especially when parents are aged, and cannot work for themselves, but depend on what they have for their livelihood; whereas a young man can, and ought, and should rather give to his parents than rob them of what they have; the same [is] the companion of a destroyer;
of a murderer; either he has got into such company which have put him upon such wicked practices; or he will soon get into such a society, and, from a robber of his father and mother, become a robber on the highway, and a murderer; and he has wickedness enough to be a destroyer of the lives of his parents, as well as of their substance; and sometimes the one sin leads to the other.

Proverbs 28:24 In-Context

22 The stingy are eager to get rich and are unaware that poverty awaits them.
23 Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favor rather than one who has a flattering tongue.
24 Whoever robs their father or mother and says, “It’s not wrong,” is partner to one who destroys.
25 The greedy stir up conflict, but those who trust in the LORD will prosper.
26 Those who trust in themselves are fools, but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe.

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