Proverbs 30:17

The 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.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.

In Context

16Hades, and barrenness,—A land not satisfied with water, and fire, that saith not, Enough!

18Three, things there are, too difficult for me, yea, four, which I do not understand:

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Cross References

Genesis 9:21and dank of the wine and became drunk, and uncovered himself in the midst of his tent.

Deuteronomy 21:18When a man hath a son, rebellious and insulting, who will not hearken to the voice of his father, and to the voice of his mother,—though they chastise him, yet will not hearken unto them,

Deuteronomy 28:26And thy dead body shall become food for every bird of the heavens, and for the beast of the earth,—with none to fright them away.

2 Samuel 18:9Now, when Absolom met the servants of David, Absolom, was riding upon a mule, and the mule came under the thick branches of a large oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was suspended between heaven and earth, the mule that was under him passing on.

2 Samuel 21:10Then Rizpah daughter of Aiah, took sackcloth, and spread it out for herself, on the rock, from the beginning of harvest, until water poured out upon them from the heavens,—and suffered neither the birds of the heavens to rest on them by day, nor the wild beasts of the field, [to devour them] by night.

Proverbs 23:22Hearken to thy father here, who begat thee, and despise not, when she is old, thy mother.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 30:16-18

Four Things Unsearchable. 15 The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough: 16 The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough. 17 The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. He had spoken before of those that devoured the poor ( v. 14 ), and had… Read the whole commentary →

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