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Commentary for Proverbs 19:26

מְֽשַׁדֶּד־אָ֭ב יַבְרִ֣יחַ אֵ֑ם בֵּ֝֗ן מֵבִ֥ישׁ וּמַחְפִּֽיר׃

A son that dealeth shamefully and reproachfully Will despoil his father, and chase away his mother.

Rashi on Proverbs

A son who causes shame and disgrace robs his father, puts his mother to flight Heb. יבריח, puts his mother to flight.
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Rashi on Proverbs

A son who causes shame and disgrace Whose ways are disgraceful. Since Sarah saw the son of the Egyptian maidservant making sport with idolatry and adultery, he caused his mother to be sent away, “and the matter displeased Abraham” (Gen. 21:11).
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