A son who keeps the law is discerning, while a son who runs with gluttons brings shame on his father.
Two sons are contrasted side by side in Proverbs 28:7: He who keeps the law is a discerning son, but he who is a companion of gluttons humiliates his father (v. 7).
He who keeps the law is a discerning son. Discernment, in Proverbs, names the practical capacity to tell what is truly good from what only appears good. The son who keeps the law has developed that capacity. His obedience is not naive; it is wisdom in action.
The other son has chosen his company among men whose lives orbit their stomachs: He who is a companion of gluttons humiliates his father. His associations advertise to everyone what kind of man he is becoming. His father carries the public shame. The verse is sober. A son's friendships affect more than himself; they affect the standing of those who raised him.
Proverbs 28:7
7 He who keeps the law is a discerning son,
But he who is a companion of gluttons humiliates his father.
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Proverbs 28:7 meaning
Two sons are contrasted side by side in Proverbs 28:7: He who keeps the law is a discerning son, but he who is a companion of gluttons humiliates his father (v. 7).
He who keeps the law is a discerning son. Discernment, in Proverbs, names the practical capacity to tell what is truly good from what only appears good. The son who keeps the law has developed that capacity. His obedience is not naive; it is wisdom in action.
The other son has chosen his company among men whose lives orbit their stomachs: He who is a companion of gluttons humiliates his father. His associations advertise to everyone what kind of man he is becoming. His father carries the public shame. The verse is sober. A son's friendships affect more than himself; they affect the standing of those who raised him.