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Proverbs 30:10–11

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10Don’t blow the whistle on your fellow workers

behind their backs;

They’ll accuse you of being underhanded,

and then you’ll be the guilty one!

11Don’t curse your father

or fail to bless your mother.

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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.

KJV 1900King James Version

Accuse not a servant unto his master,

Lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.

There is a generation that curseth their father,

And doth not bless their mother.