Proverbs 28:7
The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding, but a companion of gluttons shames his father.
In context
4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law strive against them.
5 Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand it completely. 6 Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways. 7 The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding, but a companion of gluttons shames his father. 8 Whoever multiplies his wealth by interest and profit gathers it for him who is generous to the poor.
9 If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination. 10 Whoever misleads the upright into an evil way will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will have a goodly inheritance.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 28:7 in the KJV
Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: But he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 28:7 in the NIV
A discerning son heeds instruction, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.