Proverbs 30:17

The Scriptures 2009

An eye that mocks his father, And scorns to obey his mother – Ravens of the wadi dig it out, And young eagles eat it!

Cross References

2 Samuel 21:10

And Ritspah the daughter of Ayah took sackcloth and spread it for herself on the rock, from the beginning of harvest until the late rains poured on them from the heavens. And she did not allow the birds of the heavens to rest on them by day nor the beasts of the field by night.

Proverbs 15:20

A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.

Proverbs 20:20

Whoever curses his father or his mother, His lamp is put out in deep darkness.

Proverbs 23:22

Listen to your father who brought you forth, And do not despise your mother when she is old.

Proverbs 30:11

There is a generation that curses its father, And does not bless its mother –

Proverbs 30:18

Three matters are too marvellous for me, And four which I do not understand:

Leviticus 20:9

‘For everyone who curses his father or his mother shall certainly be put to death – he has cursed his father or his mother, his blood is on him.

Malachi 1:6

“A son esteems his father, and a servant his master. And if I am the Father, where is My esteem? And if I am a Master, where is My fear? said יהוה of hosts to you priests who despise My Name. But you asked, ‘In what way have we despised Your Name?’

Deuteronomy 28:26

“And your carcasses shall be food for all the birds of the heavens and the beasts of the earth, with no one to frighten them away.

1 Samuel 17:44

And the Philistine said to Dawiḏ, “Come to me, and I give your flesh to the birds of the heavens and the beasts of the field!”