Proverbs 30:11
There is a class of men that curse their fathers, And do not bless their mothers.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
In Context
10Talk not against a servant to his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou suffer for it.
12There is a class who are pure in their own eyes, And yet are not washed from their filthiness.
Cross References
Proverbs 23:22Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.
Proverbs 30:17The eye that mocketh at a father, And scorneth 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, “Honor thy father and thy mother;” and, “He that curseth father or mother, let him surely die.”
1 Timothy 5:4But if any widow have children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety to their own family, and to requite their parents; for this is 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 →