Proverbs 30:17 - The Message An eye that disdains a father and despises a mother— that eye will be plucked out by wild vultures and consumed by young eagles. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The eye that mocks a father and scorns to obey a mother, the ravens of the valley will pick it out, and the young vultures will devour it. [Lev. 20:9; Prov. 20:20; 23:22.] American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible An eye that mocks a father and rejects obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the river valley peck it out, and the eagle’s young eat it. Catholic Public Domain Version The eye of one who mocks his father and who despises the childbearing of his mother, let the ravens of the torrent tear it out, and let the sons of the eagles consume it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The eye that mocketh at his father, and that despiseth the labour of his mother in bearing him, let the ravens of the brooks pick it out, and the young eagles eat it. |