Proverbs 28:7

Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.

Cross-references

Proverbs 28:24 describes robbing father as equivalent to destroying, echoing how the companion of gluttons shames his father.

Proverbs 2:1-6 describes the process of keeping commandments and seeking wisdom, aligning with the 'keeps the law' in Proverbs 28:7, showing the path to understanding.

Proverbs 19:26 similarly describes a son who brings shame and reproach to his parents, paralleling the shame from being a companion of gluttons.

Proverbs 23:20-21 warns against associating with gluttons and drunkards, directly supporting Proverbs 28:7's warning that such companionship shames a father.

Proverbs 29:3 contrasts a wise son who gladdens his father with a companion of prostitutes, mirroring the contrast in Proverbs 28:7 between understanding son and companion of gluttons.

In Proverbs 23:20, the same warning against being among drunkards and gluttons reinforces the command to avoid such company.

Proverbs 3:1-35 repeatedly urges keeping commandments and walking in wisdom, supporting the value of law-keeping in Proverbs 28:7.

Luke 15:13 Allusion

In Luke 15:13, the prodigal son's reckless living shames his father — a narrative fulfillment of the warning against companions of gluttons.

Luke 15:30 Parallel

In Luke 15:30, the older brother's accusation about squandering with prostitutes echoes the shame brought to the father by bad company.

Titus 1:6 Parallel

In Titus 1:6, elders' children must not be accused of debauchery — linking to the shame of a father whose son keeps bad company.