Proverbs 30:11
There are some who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
In Context
10Don't slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you and you'll suffer for it.
12There are some who see themselves as pure but they're still filthy—they have not been washed.
Cross References
Leviticus 20:9Anyone who curses their father or mother must be executed. They have cursed their father or mother; they bear the responsibility for their punishment.
Deuteronomy 27:16“A curse on anyone who dishonors their father or mother.” Everyone says “Amen!”
Proverbs 23:22Pay attention to your father, and don't disregard your mother when she's old.
Proverbs 30:17People who ridicule their fathers and despise obedience to the mother will have their eyes pecked out by wild ravens and eaten by young vultures.
Matthew 15:4“For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘Those who curse their father or mother should be put to death.’
1 Timothy 5:4For the Christian responsibility of a widow's children or grandchildren is to do their duty for their own family, and repay their parents by helping them out. This is what pleases 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 →