Proverbs 30:11
There is a generation that curseth its father, and doth not bless its mother.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
In Context
10Do not calumniate a servant unto his master: lest he curse thee, and thou incur guilt.
12There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, and yet is not washed [clean] of its filthiness.
Cross References
Leviticus 20:9For every one whatever that curseth his father or his mother shall be put to death: his father or his mother hath he cursed, his blood shall be upon him.
Deuteronomy 27:16Cursed be he that holdeth in light esteem his father or his mother; and all the people shall say, Amen.
Proverbs 23:22Hearken unto thy father that hath begotten thee, and despise not thy mother although she be old.
Proverbs 30:17The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, this shall the ravens of the valley pick out; and the young eagles 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 →