26 He that ruineth [his] father and chaseth away [his] mother is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 19:26

Commentary on Proverbs 19:26

(Read Proverbs 19:26)

The young man who wastes his father's substance, or makes his aged mother destitute, is hateful, and will come to disgrace.