Proverbs 30:11
There is a generation who curses their father, and does not bless their mother.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
In Context
10Slander not a servant to his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.
Cross References
Leviticus 20:9For he who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death. He has cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.
Deuteronomy 27:16Cursed be he who dishonors his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Proverbs 23:22Hearken to thy father who begot thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
Proverbs 30:17The eye that mocks at his father, and despises to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
Matthew 15:4For God commanded, saying, Honor thy father and thy mother, and, He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him perish in death.
1 Timothy 5:4But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to be devoted to their own house, and to give back recompense to their parents, for this is acceptable in the sight of God.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 30:11-15
Four Wicked Generations. 10 Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty. 11 There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother. 12 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness. 13 There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up. 14 There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the… Read the whole commentary →