Proverbs 30:11

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

There is a generation that curse their father, And bless not their mother.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Prov 20:20 : 20 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
Prov 30:17 : 17 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.
Prov 30:12-14 : 12 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, And [yet] are not washed from their filthiness. 13 There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up. 14 There is a generation whose teeth are [as] swords, and their jaw teeth [as] knives, To devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
Deut 27:16 : 16 Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Exod 21:17 : 17 And he that curseth his father or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
Lev 20:9 : 9 For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall surely be put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.
Deut 21:20-21 : 20 and they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard. 21 And all the men of his city shall stone him to death with stones: so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.
Matt 3:7 : 7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said unto them, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Matt 15:4-6 : 4 For God said, Honor thy father and thy mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death. 5 But ye say, whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is given [to God]; 6 he shall not honor his father. And ye have made void the word of God because of your tradition.
Mark 7:10-13 : 10 For Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother; and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death: 11 but ye say, If a man shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is Corban, that is to say, Given [to God]; 12 ye no longer suffer him to do aught for his father or his mother; 13 making void the word of God by your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things ye do.
1 Tim 5:4 : 4 But if any widow hath children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards their own family, and to requite their parents: for this is acceptable in the sight of God.
1 Tim 5:8 : 8 But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.
1 Pet 2:9 : 9 But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a {G1519} people for [God's] own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Deut 27:16
81%
16Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Prov 20:20-21
2 verses
80%
20Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
21An inheritance [may be] gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed.
Exod 21:17
78%
17And he that curseth his father or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
Lev 20:9
78%
9For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall surely be put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.
Matt 15:4-6
3 verses
78%
4For God said, Honor thy father and thy mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death.
5But ye say, whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is given [to God];
6he shall not honor his father. And ye have made void the word of God because of your tradition.
Prov 19:26
78%
26He that doeth violence to his father, and chaseth away his mother, Is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.
Mark 7:10-12
3 verses
77%
10For Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother; and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death:
11but ye say, If a man shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is Corban, that is to say, Given [to God];
12ye no longer suffer him to do aught for his father or his mother;
Prov 30:17
76%
17The 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.
Prov 30:12-13
2 verses
76%
12There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, And [yet] are not washed from their filthiness.
13There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up.
Prov 23:22
76%
22Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.
Prov 30:10
75%
10Slander not a servant unto his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.
Deut 21:18
75%
18If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, that will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten him, will not hearken unto them;
Jas 3:9-10
2 verses
74%
9Therewith {G846} bless we the Lord and Father; and therewith {G846} curse we men, who are made after the likeness of God:
10out of the same mouth cometh forth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
Prov 6:20
74%
20My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:
Prov 28:24
74%
24Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression, The same is the companion of a destroyer.
Prov 17:5-6
2 verses
74%
5Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; [And] he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
6Children's children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers.
Prov 15:20
74%
20A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Jer 20:14-15
2 verses
74%
14Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.
15Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man-child is born unto thee; making him very glad.
Prov 1:8
73%
8My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:
Exod 20:12
73%
12Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
Mic 7:6
72%
6For the son dishonoreth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.
Prov 17:25
72%
25A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.
Gen 27:13
72%
13And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son; only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.
Deut 5:16
72%
16Honor thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God commanded thee; that thy days may be long, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
Exod 21:15
72%
15And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.
Rom 3:14
72%
14Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
Ps 109:14
72%
14Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with Jehovah; And let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.
Deut 27:23
72%
23Cursed be he that lieth with his mother-in-law. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Ps 50:20
71%
20Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; Thou slanderest thine own mother's son.
Lev 24:15
71%
15And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.
Eph 6:4
71%
4And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.
Eph 6:2
71%
2Honor thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise),
Rom 1:30
71%
30backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
Deut 27:20
71%
20Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife, because he hath uncovered his father's skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Isa 45:10
70%
10Woe unto him that saith unto a father, What begettest thou? or to a woman, With what travailest thou?
Col 3:21
70%
21Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged.
Matt 19:19
70%
19Honor thy father and mother; and, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
Deut 33:9
70%
9Who said of his father, and of his mother, I have not seen him; Neither did he acknowledge his brethren, Nor knew he his own children: For they have observed thy word, And keep thy covenant.
Ezek 18:14
70%
14Now, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father's sins, which he hath done, and feareth, and doeth not such like;