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Proverbs 30:11

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There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
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  1. Proverbs 20:20Rank 1 from verse 11
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    20Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.

  2. Proverbs 30:17Rank 2 from verse 11
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    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.

  3. Deuteronomy 27:16Rank 3 from verse 11
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    16Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

  4. Exodus 21:17Rank 4 from verse 11
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    17¶ And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.

  5. Proverbs 30:12–14Rank 5 from verse 11
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    12There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.

    13There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.

    14There 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.

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Proverbs 30:11

COMBINED MEANING

curseth

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Third-person singular present form of curse (to utter a wish of evil against one; to imprecate evil upon; to call for mischief or injury to fall upon; to execrate).

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father

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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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bless

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To pronounce or bestow good, favor, or happiness; to praise, thank, or glorify God.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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mother

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Sense 1: A female parent. Sense 2: Figuratively, a source, chief city, or maternal relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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10Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.

11There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.

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12There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.

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