Proverbs 30:11

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There is a generation who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 20:20 : 20 The one who curses his father and his mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the blackest darkness.
  • Prov 30:17 : 17 The eye that mocks at a father and despises obeying a mother– the ravens of the valley will peck it out and the young vultures will eat it.
  • Prov 30:12-14 : 12 There is a generation who are pure in their own opinion and yet are not washed from their filthiness. 13 There is a generation whose eyes are so lofty, and whose eyelids are lifted up disdainfully. 14 There is a generation whose teeth are like swords and whose molars are like knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among the human race.
  • Deut 27:16 : 16 ‘Cursed is the one who disrespects his father and mother.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’
  • Exod 21:17 : 17 “Whoever treats his father or his mother disgracefully must surely be put to death.
  • Lev 20:9 : 9 Family Life and Sexual Prohibitions“‘If anyone curses his father and mother he must be put to death. He has cursed his father and mother; his blood guilt is on himself.
  • Deut 21:20-21 : 20 They must declare to the elders of his city,“Our son is stubborn and rebellious and pays no attention to what we say– he is a glutton and drunkard.” 21 Then all the men of his city must stone him to death. In this way you will purge out wickedness from among you, and all Israel will hear about it and be afraid.
  • Matt 3:7 : 7 But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them,“You offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
  • Matt 15:4-6 : 4 For God said,‘Honor your father and mother’ and‘Whoever insults his father or mother must be put to death.’ 5 But you say,‘If someone tells his father or mother,“Whatever help you would have received from me is given to God,” 6 he does not need to honor his father.’ You have nullified the word of God on account of your tradition.
  • Mark 7:10-13 : 10 For Moses said,‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and,‘Whoever insults his father or mother must be put to death.’ 11 But you say that if anyone tells his father or mother,‘Whatever help you would have received from me is corban’(that is, a gift for God), 12 then you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother. 13 Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like this.”
  • 1 Tim 5:4 : 4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they should first learn to fulfill their duty toward their own household and so repay their parents what is owed them. For this is what pleases God.
  • 1 Tim 5:8 : 8 But if someone does not provide for his own, especially his own family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
  • 1 Pet 2:9 : 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 27:16
    81%

    16‘Cursed is the one who disrespects his father and mother.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’

  • Prov 20:20-21
    2 verses
    80%

    20The one who curses his father and his mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the blackest darkness.

    21An inheritance gained easily in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.

  • Exod 21:17
    78%

    17“Whoever treats his father or his mother disgracefully must surely be put to death.

  • Lev 20:9
    78%

    9Family Life and Sexual Prohibitions“‘If anyone curses his father and mother he must be put to death. He has cursed his father and mother; his blood guilt is on himself.

  • Matt 15:4-6
    3 verses
    78%

    4For God said,‘Honor your father and mother’ and‘Whoever insults his father or mother must be put to death.’

    5But you say,‘If someone tells his father or mother,“Whatever help you would have received from me is given to God,”

    6he does not need to honor his father.’ You have nullified the word of God on account of your tradition.

  • Prov 19:26
    78%

    26The one who robs his father and chases away his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.

  • Mark 7:10-12
    3 verses
    77%

    10For Moses said,‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and,‘Whoever insults his father or mother must be put to death.’

    11But you say that if anyone tells his father or mother,‘Whatever help you would have received from me is corban’(that is, a gift for God),

    12then you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother.

  • Prov 30:17
    76%

    17The eye that mocks at a father and despises obeying a mother– the ravens of the valley will peck it out and the young vultures will eat it.

  • Prov 30:12-13
    2 verses
    76%

    12There is a generation who are pure in their own opinion and yet are not washed from their filthiness.

    13There is a generation whose eyes are so lofty, and whose eyelids are lifted up disdainfully.

  • Prov 23:22
    76%

    22Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.

  • Prov 30:10
    75%

    10Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you are found guilty.

  • Deut 21:18
    75%

    18If a person has a stubborn, rebellious son who pays no attention to his father or mother, and they discipline him to no avail,

  • Jas 3:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse people made in God’s image.

    10From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. These things should not be so, my brothers and sisters.

  • Prov 6:20
    74%

    20My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.

  • Prov 28:24
    74%

    24The one who robs his father and mother and says,“There is no transgression,” is a companion to the one who destroys.

  • Prov 17:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5The one who mocks the poor has insulted his Creator; whoever rejoices over disaster will not go unpunished.

    6Grandchildren are like a crown to the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.

  • Prov 15:20
    74%

    20A wise child brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

  • Jer 20:14-15
    2 verses
    74%

    14Cursed be the day I was born! May that day not be blessed when my mother gave birth to me.

    15Cursed be the man who made my father very glad when he brought him the news that a baby boy had been born to him!

  • Prov 1:8
    73%

    8Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father, and do not forsake the teaching from your mother.

  • Exod 20:12
    73%

    12“Honor your father and your mother, that you may live a long time in the land the LORD your God is giving to you.

  • Mic 7:6
    72%

    6For a son thinks his father is a fool, a daughter challenges her mother, and a daughter-in-law her mother-in-law; a man’s enemies are his own family.

  • Prov 17:25
    72%

    25A foolish child is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

  • Gen 27:13
    72%

    13So his mother told him,“Any curse against you will fall on me, my son! Just obey me! Go and get them for me!”

  • Deut 5:16
    72%

    16Honor your father and your mother just as the LORD your God has commanded you to do, so that your days may be extended and that it may go well with you in the land that he is about to give you.

  • Exod 21:15
    72%

    15“Whoever strikes his father or his mother must surely be put to death.

  • Rom 3:14
    72%

    14“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”

  • Ps 109:14
    72%

    14May his ancestors’ sins be remembered by the LORD! May his mother’s sin not be forgotten!

  • Deut 27:23
    72%

    23‘Cursed is the one who goes to bed with his mother-in-law.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’

  • Ps 50:20
    71%

    20You plot against your brother; you slander your own brother.

  • Lev 24:15
    71%

    15Moreover, you are to tell the Israelites,‘If any man curses his God he will bear responsibility for his sin,

  • Eph 6:4
    71%

    4Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but raise them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

  • Eph 6:2
    71%

    2“Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment accompanied by a promise, namely,

  • Rom 1:30
    71%

    30slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, contrivers of all sorts of evil, disobedient to parents,

  • Deut 27:20
    71%

    20‘Cursed is the one who goes to bed with his father’s former wife, for he dishonors his father.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’

  • Isa 45:10
    70%

    10Danger awaits one who says to his father,“What in the world are you fathering?” and to his mother,“What in the world are you bringing forth?”

  • Col 3:21
    70%

    21Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become disheartened.

  • Matt 19:19
    70%

    19honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.”

  • Deut 33:9
    70%

    9He said to his father and mother,“I have not seen him,” and he did not acknowledge his own brothers or know his own children, for they kept your word, and guarded your covenant.

  • Ezek 18:14
    70%

    14“But suppose he in turn has a son who notices all the sins his father commits, considers them, and does not follow his father’s example.