Proverbs 30:11
There is a dor (generation) that curseth its av, 1 and doth not make a bracha on its em. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
In Context
10Do not slander an eved unto his adon, 1 lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty. 1
Cross References
Leviticus 20:9For every one that curseth his av or his em shall be surely put to death; he hath cursed his av or his em; his dahm shall be upon him.
Deuteronomy 27:16Arur (cursed) be he that treats with contempt aviv or immo. And kol HaAm shall say, Omein.
Proverbs 23:22Pay heed unto avicha that fathered thee, 1 and despise not immecha when she is old. 1
Proverbs 30:17The ayin (eye) that mocketh at av, 1 and scorneth to obey em, 1 the ravens of the valley shall peck it out, 1 and the bnei nesher shall eat it. 1
Matthew 15:4For Hashem has said, KABED ES AVICHA VES IMMECHA + 15:4 Ex 20:12; Dt 5:16 (honor your father and your mother), and MKALEL AVIV VIMMO MOT YUMAT + 15:4 Ex 21:17; Lv 20:9 (the one cursing his father and mother, to die he must die).
1 Timothy 5:4But if any almanah has banim or bnei banim, let the banim or bnei banim learn first to show yirat Shomayim vis-a-vis their own bais and to render recompense to the horim (parents), for this is acceptable in the sight of Hashem.
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 →