Proverbs 30:17

The Words of Agur

¹⁷ _p The eye that mocks his father,
And scorns obedience to his mother,
The ravens of the valley will pick it out,
And the young eagles will eat it.

Cross References
Genesis 9:22
And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside.
Leviticus 20:9
For everyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death. He has cursed his father or his mother. His blood shall be upon him.
Proverbs 20:20
Whoever curses his father or his mother, His lamp will be put out in deep darkness.

Matthew Henry Concise

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Proverbs 30:17

Strong's Concordance

Proverbs 30:17

The eyeH5869 that mockethH3932 at his father,H1 and despisethH936 to obeyH3349 his mother,H517 the ravensH6158 of the valleyH5158 shall pick it outH5365, and the youngH1121 eaglesH5404 shall eatH398 it.

Notes

Proverbs 30:17

The eye that mocks his father, And scorns obedience to his mother, The ravens of the valley will pick it out, And the young eagles will eat it.

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