17 As 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 eye עַ֤יִן׀ H5869 Noun - common singular [that] mocks תִּֽלְעַ֣ג H3932 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular a father לְאָב֮ H1 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular and scorns וְתָב֪וּז H936 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular obedience לִֽיקֲּהַ֫ת־ H3349 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct to a mother אֵ֥ם H517 Noun - feminine singular may the ravens עֹרְבֵי־ H6158 Noun - masculine plural construct of the valley נַ֑חַל H5158 Noun - masculine singular pluck it out יִקְּר֥וּהָ H5365 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person feminine singular and young בְנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct vultures נָֽשֶׁר׃פ H5404 Noun - masculine singular devour it וְֽיֹאכְל֥וּהָ H398 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person feminine singular