Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

There is a generation that curses its father
and does not bless its mother.

New American Standard Bible

There is a kind of man who curses his father
And does not bless his mother.

King James Version

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

International Standard Version

Some people curse their fathers and won't bless their mothers.

A Conservative Version

There is a generation who curses their father, and does not bless their mother.

American Standard Version

There is a generation that curse their father, And bless not their mother.

Amplified


There is a generation (class of people) that curses its father
And does not bless its mother.

Bible in Basic English

There is a generation who put a curse on their father, and do not give a blessing to their mother.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

A generation will curse its father, and will not bless its mother.

King James 2000

There is a generation that curses their father, and does not bless their mother.

Lexham Expanded Bible

[There is] a generation [that] will curse its father, and its mother it will not bless.

Modern King James verseion

There is a generation that curses their father, and does not bless their mother.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He that bringeth up an evil report upon the generation of his father and mother, is not worthy to be commended.

NET Bible

There is a generation who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.

New Heart English Bible

There is a generation that curses their father, and doesn't bless their mother.

The Emphasized Bible

A generation! Its father, it revileth, and, its mother, it doth not bless.

Webster

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

World English Bible

There is a generation that curses their father, and doesn't bless their mother.

Youngs Literal Translation

A generation is, that lightly esteemeth their father, And their mother doth not bless.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
דּר דּור 
Dowr 
Usage: 167

and doth not bless
בּרך 
Barak 
Usage: 330

References

Hastings

Context Readings

Four Kinds Of People

10 Don’t slander a servant to his master
or he will curse you, and you will become guilty.
11 There is a generation that curses its father
and does not bless its mother.
12 There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes,
yet is not washed from its filth.



Cross References

Proverbs 20:20

Whoever curses his father or mother
his lamp will go out in deep darkness.

Proverbs 30:17

As for the eye that ridicules a father
and despises obedience to a mother,
may ravens of the valley pluck it out
and young vultures eat it.

Exodus 21:17

“Whoever curses his father or his mother must be put to death.

Leviticus 20:9

“If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his blood is on his own hands.

Deuteronomy 21:20-21

They will say to the elders of his city, ‘This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he doesn’t obey us. He’s a glutton and a drunkard.’

Deuteronomy 27:16

‘The one who dishonors his father or mother is cursed.’
And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’

Proverbs 30:12-14

There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes,
yet is not washed from its filth.

Matthew 3:7

When he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to the place of his baptism, he said to them, “Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

Matthew 15:4-6

For God said:

Honor your father and your mother; and,
The one who speaks evil of father or mother
must be put to death.

Mark 7:10-13

For Moses said:

Honor your father and your mother; and
Whoever speaks evil of father or mother
must be put to death.

1 Timothy 5:4

But if any widow has children or grandchildren, they must learn to practice godliness toward their own family first and to repay their parents, for this pleases God.

1 Timothy 5:8

But if anyone does not provide for his own, that is his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood,
a holy nation, a people for His possession,
so that you may proclaim the praises
of the One who called you out of darkness
into His marvelous light.

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