Proverbs 30:11
There is a generation that curseth their father, 1 And doth not bless their mother. 1
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In The King James Version
There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
In Context
10Accuse not a servant unto his master, 1 Lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty. 1
Cross References
Leviticus 20:9For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.
Deuteronomy 27:16Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Proverbs 23:22Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, 1 And despise not thy mother when she is old. 1
Proverbs 30:17The eye that mocketh at his father, 1 And despiseth to obey his mother, 1 The ravens of the valley shall pick it out, 1 And the young eagles shall eat it. 1
Matthew 15:4For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
1 Timothy 5:4But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before 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 →