Proverbs 30:17
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 30
“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
What Does Proverbs 30:17 Mean?
Proverbs 30:17 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 30, verse 17 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 30:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Exodus 20:12“Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.”Malachi 1:6“A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?”Ephesians 6:1“Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.”Proverbs 1:8“My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:”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.”Deuteronomy 21:18“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 20:20“Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.”Colossians 3:20“Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.”Genesis 9:22“And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.”Leviticus 19:3“Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.”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.”2 Samuel 18:14“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.”Hebrews 12:9“Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?”Genesis 9:21“And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.”Proverbs 19:26“He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.”Mark 7:10“For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:”Genesis 28:7“And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padanaram;”2 Samuel 18:9“And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away.”Micah 7:6“For the son dishonoureth 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.”
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