Proverbs 30:17–18
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.
‖The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother; the rauens of the valley shall picke it out, and the young Eagles shall eate it.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, the brooke.
There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:
There be three things which are too wonderfull for me; yea foure, which I know not:
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From verse 17
- Deuteronomy 21:18–21Rank 1 from verse 17
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:
19Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;
20And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.
21And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.
18¶ If a man haue a stubborne and rebellious sonne, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that when they haue chastened him, wil not hearken vnto them:
19Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out vnto the Elders of his citie, and vnto the gate of his place:
20And they shall say vnto the Elders of his citie, This our sonne is stubborne, and rebellious, hee will not obey our voice: he is a glutton, & a drunkard.
21And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that hee die: so shalt thou put euill away from among you, and all Israel shall heare, & feare.
- Proverbs 23:22Rank 2 from verse 17
- Proverbs 30:11Rank 3 from verse 17
- 2 Samuel 18:14–17Rank 4 from verse 17
14Then 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.
15And ten young men that bare Joab’s armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.
16And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.
17And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.
14Then said Ioab, I may not tary thus †with thee. And hee tooke three darts in his hand, and thrust them thorow the heart of Absalom, while hee was yet aliue in the †midst of the Oke.
15And ten yong men that bare Ioabs armour, compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.
16And Ioab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Ioab helde backe the people.
17And they tooke Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and layd a very great heape of stones vpon him: and all Israel fled euery one to his tent.
- Leviticus 20:9Rank 5 from verse 17
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.
9¶ *For euery one that curseth his father or his mother, shalbe surely put to death: hee hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shalbe vpon him.
- Genesis 9:21–27Rank 6 from verse 17
21And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.
22And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.
23And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.
24And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.
25And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
26And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
27God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
21And he dranke of the wine, and was drunken, and hee was vncouered within his tent.
22And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakednesse of his father, and told his two brethren without.
23And Shem and Iaphet tooke a garment, and layed it vpon both their shoulders, and went backward, and couered the nakednesse of their father, and their faces were backward, and they saw not their fathers nakednesse.
24And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his yonger sonne had done vnto him.
25And he said, Cursed bee Canaan: a seruant of seruants shall hee be vnto his brethren.
26And hee saide, Blessed bee the LORD God of Shem, and Canaan shalbe ‖his seruant.
27God shall ‖enlarge Iaphet, and he shal dwel in the tents of Shem, and Canaan shalbe his seruant.
- Proverbs 20:20Rank 7 from verse 17
- 1 Samuel 17:44Rank 8 from verse 17
- 2 Samuel 21:10Rank 9 from verse 17
10¶ And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.
10¶ And *Rizpah the daughter of Aiah tooke sackecloth, and spread it for her vpon the rocke, from the beginning of haruest, vntill water dropped vpon them out of heauen, and suffered neither the birds of the aire to rest on them by day, nor the beastes of the fielde by night.
- Deuteronomy 28:26Rank 10 from verse 17
- 2 Samuel 18:9–10Rank 11 from verse 17
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.
10And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.
9¶ And Absalom met the seruants of Dauid; and Absalom rode vpon a mule, and the mule went vnder the thicke boughs of a great Oke, and his head caught hold of the Oke, and hee was taken vp betweene the heauen and the earth, and the mule that was vnder him, went away.
10And a certaine man saw it, and told Ioab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an Oke.
From verse 18
- Psalms 139:6Rank 2 from verse 18
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Proverbs 30:17
Sense 1: The bodily organ of sight; by extension, sight or seeing. Sense 2: Regard, judgment, disposition, or watchful attention, expressed figuratively by the eye. Sense 3: A small opening, as the eye of a needle. Sense 4: To watch or regard.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Third-person singular present form of mock. Ridicules or treats with scorn.
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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.
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To hear with submission and do what is commanded; to comply with authority or instruction.
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Sense 1: A female parent. Sense 2: Figuratively, a source, chief city, or maternal relation.
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Plural form of raven (the large, black fowl called a raven).
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Low ground between hills or mountains, often watered by a stream.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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Pull or pluck out.
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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
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1. Early in life or growth. 2. Offspring or young persons or creatures.
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To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away.
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Proverbs 30:18
1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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1. Causing wonder; astonishing or marvellous. 2. Beyond ordinary understanding or ability.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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1. Indeed, marking confirmation, emphasis, addition, continuation, or heightening of what is said; it may also emphasize a question. 2. Yes, expressing an affirmative answer or declaration.
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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.
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16The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
16The graue; and the barren wombe; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
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.
17‖The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother; the rauens of the valley shall picke it out, and the young Eagles shall eate it.
Selected passage18There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:
18There be three things which are too wonderfull for me; yea foure, which I know not:
Selected passage19The 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.
19†The way of an Eagle in the ayre; the way of a serpent vpon a rocke; the the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.