Verse 7
7. Keepeth the law Is moral in deportment and character. Comp. Mark 10:19; Mark 10:21.
Wise son Discreet, intelligent, he also imparts instruction by his example.
A companion of riotous men Profligates; margin, feedeth gluttons, “delighteth in prodigals.” Stuart and Muenscher. But others, with the Authorized Version, read, companion, messmate. The idea probably is, that of a spendthrift who associates with prodigals like himself, feasting them at his own and his father’s expense.
Shameth, etc. This may mean, wounds or injures, possibly by his shameful conduct.
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