Proverbs 30:11
There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
In Context
10Speak not too much about a servant to his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.
12there is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness;
Cross References
Leviticus 20:9Whatever man revileth his father and his mother shall certainly be put to death: he hath reviled his father and his mother; his blood is upon him.
Deuteronomy 27:16Cursed be he that slighteth his father or his mother! And all the people shall say, Amen.
Proverbs 23:22Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
Proverbs 30:17The eye that mocketh at a father, and despiseth to obey a mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
Matthew 15:4For God commanded saying, Honour father and mother; and, He that speaks ill of father or mother, let him die the death.
1 Timothy 5:4but if any widow have children or descendants, let them learn first to be pious as regards their own house, and to render a return on their side 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 →