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

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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 La sanguijuela tiene dos hijas [que se llaman], Trae, trae. Tres cosas hay que nunca se hartan; [aun] la cuarta nunca dice, Basta:

16 El sepulcro, y la matriz estéril, la tierra no harta de aguas, y el fuego que jamás dice, Basta.

17 El ojo que escarnece á su padre, y menosprecia la enseñanza de la madre, los cuervos lo saquen de la arroyada, y tráguenlo los hijos del águila.

18 Tres cosas me son ocultas; aun tampoco sé la cuarta:

19 El rastro del águila en el aire; el rastro de la culebra sobre la peña; el rastro de la nave en medio de la mar; y el rastro del hombre en la moza.

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What Does Proverbs 30:17 Mean?

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