Proverbs 30:11
There is a generation that curses their father 1 and does not bless their mother. 1
Unlocked Literal 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 a slave before his master, 1 or he will curse you and you will be held guilty. 1
Cross References
Leviticus 20:9Everyone who curses his father or his mother must surely be put to death. He has cursed his father or his mother, so he is guilty and deserves to die.
Deuteronomy 27:16'May the man be cursed who dishonors his father or his mother.' Then all the people must say, 'Amen.'
Proverbs 23:22Listen to your father who begot you 1 and do not despise your mother when she is old. 1
Proverbs 30:17The eye that mocks a father 1 and scorns obedience to a mother, 1 his eyes will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, 1 and he will be eaten by the vultures. 1
Matthew 15:4For God said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and 'He who speaks evil of his father or mother, will surely die.'
1 Timothy 5:4But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show honor in their own household. Let them repay their parents, because this is pleasing to 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 →