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Proverbs 30:10–11

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10†Accuse not a servant unto his master,

Lest he ucurse thee, and wthou be found guilty.

11There is a generation that xcurseth their father,

And doth not bless their mother.

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Footnotes

  1. †Heb. Hurt not with thy tongue. So Ps. 101:5.
  2. uSo Eccles. 7:21. Comp. ch. 26:2.
  3. wEze. 22:4 (Heb.).
  4. xSee Ex. 21:17. So ver. 17.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Do not slander a servant to his master,

lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.

There are those who curse their fathers

and do not bless their mothers.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Do not slander a servant to their master,

or they will curse you, and you will pay for it.

“There are those who curse their fathers

and do not bless their mothers;

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Don’t slander a servant to his master

or he will curse you, and you will become guilty.

There is a generation that curses its father

and does not bless its mother.

NLTNew Living Translation

Never slander a worker to the employer,

or the person will curse you, and you will pay for it.

Some people curse their father

and do not thank their mother.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Do not slander a servant to his master,

or else he will curse you and you will be guilty.

There is a generation that will curse its father,

and its mother it will not bless.