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Proverbs 30:17

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17The eye that nmocks a father

and oscorns to obey a mother

will pbe picked out by qthe ravens of the valley

and eaten by the vultures.

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Cross references

  1. n[ver. 11; Gen. 9:22]
  2. o[ch. 23:22]
  3. p[Num. 16:14]
  4. q[Jer. 16:4]

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“The eye that mocks a father,

that scorns an aged mother,

will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley,

will be eaten by the vultures.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

As for the eye that ridicules a father

and despises obedience to a mother,

may ravens of the valley pluck it out

and young vultures eat it.

NLTNew Living Translation

The eye that mocks a father

and despises a mother’s instructions

will be plucked out by ravens of the valley

and eaten by vultures.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The eye that mocks a father

and scorns the obedience of a mother—

the ravens of the valley will peck it out,

and the offspring of vultures will eat it.

KJV 1900King 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.