Proverbs 30:11
There is a generation who put a curse on their father, and do not give a blessing to their mother.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
In Context
Cross References
Leviticus 20:9Every man cursing his father or his mother is certainly to be put to death; because of his curse on his father or his mother, his blood will be on him.
Deuteronomy 27:16Cursed is he who does not give honour to his father or mother. And let all the people say, So be it.
Proverbs 23:22Give ear to your father whose child you are, and do not keep honour from your mother when she is old.
Proverbs 30:17The eye which makes sport of a father, and sees no value in a mother when she is old will be rooted out by the ravens of the valley, and be food for the young eagles.
Matthew 15:4For God said, Give honour to your father and mother: and, He who says evil of father or mother will be put to death.
1 Timothy 5:4But if any widow has children or children's children, let these see that it is right to take care of their family and their fathers and mothers: for this is pleasing in the eyes 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 →