Proverbs 30:17 — Bible Verse (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.”
Proverbs 30:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 30:17 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 30:17 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 30:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““The eye that mocks at his father, and scorns obedience to his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, the young eagles shall eat it.”
Proverbs 30:17 — World English Bible
Proverbs 30:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Proverbs 30:17 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 30:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“An eye that mocketh at a father, And despiseth to obey a mother, Dig it out do ravens of the valley, And eat it do young eagles.”
Proverbs 30:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 30:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The eye that mocketh at a father, and despiseth to obey a mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. ”
Proverbs 30:17 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 30:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The eye that mocketh his father and despiseth the instruction of his mother, let ye rauens of the valley picke it out, and the yong eagles eate it.”
Proverbs 30:17 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 30:17 in Context — Proverbs 30
15 The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:
16 The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
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.
18 There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:
19 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.
What Does Proverbs 30:17 Mean?
Proverbs 30:17 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 30. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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