Proverbs 30:11
A generation! Its father, it revileth, and, its mother, it doth not bless.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 servant to his master, lest he revile thee, and thou be found guilty.
12A generation! Pure in its own eyes, yet, from its filth, hath it not been bathed,
Cross References
Leviticus 20:9When, any man whatsoever, curseth his father or his mother, he shall surely be put to death,—his father or his mother, hath he cursed, his blood, shall be upon himself.
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 to thy father here, who begat thee, and despise not, when she is old, thy mother.
Proverbs 30:17The eye that mocketh a father, and despiseth to obey a mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young of the eagle shall eat it.
Matthew 15:4For, God, said—Honour thy father and thy mother, and—He that revileth father or mother, let him, surely die!
1 Timothy 5:4Howbeit, if, any widow, hath, children or grandchildren, let them be learning—first, unto their own house, to be shewing reverence, and, returns, to be making unto their progenitors; 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 →