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Proverbs 28:7 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Whoever keeps the law is a wise son; but he who is a companion of gluttons shames his father. "

Proverbs 28:7

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5 Evil men don’t understand justice; but those who seek the LORD understand it fully.

6 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.

7 Whoever keeps the law is a wise son; but he who is a companion of gluttons shames his father.

8 He who increases his wealth by excessive interest gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.

9 He who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

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Religion is true wisdom, and it makes a person wise in every part of life. Whoever carefully keeps God’s law is wise, and he will especially be a wise son. That means he will act with good judgment toward his parents, because God’s law teaches him how to do that.

Bad company is a great obstacle to religion. People who keep company with wild and reckless men, who choose them as close friends and enjoy their talk, will surely be pulled away from obeying God’s law and led into breaking it (Psalm 119:115).

Wickedness is a shame not only to the sinner, but also to his family. A person who keeps loose company and wastes his time and money with them does more than grieve his parents, he brings disgrace on them. It makes them look as if they had failed in their duty to him. They are ashamed that their child should become a disgrace and act badly toward others.

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