Proverbs 30:11

11 "Some people curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.

Proverbs 30:11 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 30:11

[There is] a generation [that] curseth their father
A sort of men that neither fear God nor regard men; and are so inhuman as to be without natural affections to their parents; have no reverence of them, love to them, nor give them any honour or obedience; so far from it, that they curse their father that begot them; imprecate on him all the evils in life they can think of, and wish him out of the world; and doth not bless their mother;
cannot give her a good word, who bore them, and brought them up in the most tender and indulgent manner; yea, so unnatural as to curse her also, for that is intended by this way of speaking; see ( Proverbs 30:17 ) .

Proverbs 30:11 In-Context

9 If I have too much, I might reject you and say, 'I don't know the Lord.' If I am poor, I might steal and disgrace the name of my God.
10 "Do not say bad things about servants to their masters, or they will curse you, and you will suffer for it.
11 "Some people curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.
12 Some people think they are pure, but they are not really free from evil.
13 Some people have such a proud look! They look down on others.
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