Proverbs 28:24, 25 Whoever robs his father or his mother, and said, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer. I. THEY MAY LEAD TO UNNATURAL VICES - EVEN THE ROBBERY OF PARENTS. (Ver. 24.) The heart must be profoundly corrupted that can sacrifice filial affection on the shrine of the base lust for gain. Theft is not less but more a crime it committed against one's own blood. II. THEY LEAD TO STRIFE. (Ver. 25.) They overcome the instinct for justice and social right, and the man becomes an oppressor and a murderer - if not in act, in spirit and purpose - of his kind. Wars and fightings come of the "lusts in our members." It is confidence in the eternal God - his gracious providence and goodness, which calms excessive desire, and fills the heart with peace and content. And the riches the soul thus gains are surer and more permanent than any treasures laid up on earth. - J. Parallel Verses KJV: Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.WEB: Whoever robs his father or his mother, and says, "It's not wrong." He is a partner with a destroyer. |
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