17As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 30:17
The Sayings of Agur: Humility, the Word of God, Contentment, Wonder, and the Limits of Human Wisdom
The chapter moves from Agur's confession of human limitation, to confidence in God's flawless word, to prayer for truth and contentment, to warnings about arrogance, greed, and dishonor, to wonder at creation and the mystery of hidden ways, to social disorder, to wisdom learned from small creatures, and finally to restraint against self-exaltation and anger.
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Verse 17
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As for the eyeעַ֤יִן׀H5869Noun - common singular[that] mocksתִּֽלְעַ֣גH3932Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singulara fatherלְאָב֮H1Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularand scornsוְתָב֪וּזH936Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singularobedienceלִֽיקֲּהַ֫ת־H3349Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular constructto a motherאֵ֥םH517Noun - feminine singularmay the ravensעֹרְבֵי־H6158Noun - masculine plural constructof the valleyנַ֑חַלH5158Noun - masculine singularpluck it outיִקְּר֥וּהָH5365Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person feminine singularand youngבְנֵי־H1121Noun - masculine plural constructvulturesנָֽשֶׁר׃פH5404Noun - masculine singulardevour itוְֽיֹאכְל֥וּהָH398Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person feminine singular