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Source language

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
benedictio patris firmat domos filiorum maledictio autem matris eradicat fundamenta

King James Variants

Other translations
New Catholic Bible   
The honor of a father is one’s own honor as well, and the dishonor of a mother is a disgrace to her children.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
The glory of one’s father is one’s own glory, and it is a disgrace for children not to respect their mother.
Good News Translation®   
Your own honor comes from the respect that you show to your father. If children do not honor their mothers, it is their own disgrace.
Wycliffe Bible   
For why the glory of a man is of the honour of his father; and the shame (or the reproof) of the son is a father without honour.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
For a man’s glory comes from honoring his father, and it is a disgrace for children not to respect their mother.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
The honor of one’s father is one’s own glory, and a mother dishonored is a disgrace to her children.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
The glory of one’s father is one’s own glory, and it is a disgrace for children not to respect their mother.
Common English Bible © 2011   
A father’s honor is the starting point for his children’s reputation, and a mother in disrepute is a disgrace to her children.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
A father’s glory is glory also for oneself; they multiply sin who demean their mother.
Revised Standard Version   
For a man’s glory comes from honoring his father, and it is a disgrace for children not to respect their mother.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
The glory of one’s father is one’s own glory, and it is a disgrace for children not to respect their mother.