Proverbs 30:11
There is a generation that curse their father, and do not bless their mother.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
12There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet are not washed from their filthiness.
Cross References
Leviticus 20:9For whatsoever man there be that curseth his father or his mother shall surely be put to death; he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.
Deuteronomy 27:16Cursed be he that dishonoureth his father or his mother. And all the people shall say: Amen.
Proverbs 23:22Hearken unto thy father that begot thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
Proverbs 30:17The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young vultures shall eat it.
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 →