"The eye {that} mocketh at {his} father, and despiseth to obey {his} mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, …" — Proverbs 30:17

Proverbs 30:17 · KJV

“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. {the valley: or, the brook}”

— Proverbs 30:17

Verse 16

The grave; and the barren womb; the earth {that} is not filled with water; and the fire {that} saith not, {It is} enough.

Verse 18

There be three {things which} are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:

Proverbs 30 — Context

The horseleach hath two daughters, {crying}, Give, give. There are three {things that} are never satisfied, {yea}, four {things} say not, {It is} enough: {It is...: Heb. Wealth}

The grave; and the barren womb; the earth {that} is not filled with water; and the fire {that} saith not, {It is} enough.

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. {the valley: or, the brook}

There be three {things which} are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:

The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid. {midst: Heb. heart}

Cross References

Deuteronomy 21:18-21

If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and {that}, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:

Proverbs 23:22

Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

Proverbs 30:11

{There is} a generation {that} curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.

2 Samuel 18:14-17

Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he {was} yet alive in the midst of the oak. {with...: Heb. before thee} {midst: Heb. heart}

Leviticus 20:9

For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood {shall be} upon him.

Proverbs 20:20

Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. {lamp: or, candle}

Genesis 9:21-27

And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.

1 Samuel 17:44

And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.