💡WEB · Proverbs 30:11

What does Proverbs 30:11 mean?

"There is a generation that curses their father, and doesn’t bless their mother."

— Proverbs 30:11 (World English Bible)

Surrounding context

8

Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me;

9

lest I be full, deny you, and say, ‘Who is Yahweh?’ or lest I be poor, and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.

10

“Don’t slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.

11

There is a generation that curses their father, and doesn’t bless their mother.

12

There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness.

13

There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! Their eyelids are lifted up.

14

There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, and their jaws like knives, to devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from among men.

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