Proverbs 30:11
A generation [is], that lightly esteemeth their father, And their mother doth not bless.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
In Context
10Accuse not a servant unto his lord, Lest he disesteem thee, and thou be found guilty.
12A generation — pure in their own eyes, But from their own filth not washed.
Cross References
Leviticus 20:9'For any man who revileth his father and his mother is certainly put to death; his father and his mother he hath reviled: his blood [is] on him.
Deuteronomy 27:16'Cursed [is] He who is making light of his father and his mother, — and all the people have said, Amen.
Proverbs 23:22Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she hath become old.
Proverbs 30:17An eye that mocketh at a father, And despiseth to obey a mother, Dig it out do ravens of the valley, And eat it do young eagles.
Matthew 15:4for God did command, saying, Honour thy father and mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother — let him die the death;
1 Timothy 5:4and if any widow have children or grandchildren, let them learn first to their own house to show piety, and to give back a recompense to the parents, for this is right and 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 →