Proverbs 30:17

1 Samuel 17:44; 2 Samuel 18:10; 2 Samuel 18:14-17; 2 Samuel 18:9; 2 Samuel 21:10; Deuteronomy 21:18-21; Genesis 9:21-27; Leviticus 20:9; Proverbs 20:20; Proverbs 23:22; Proverbs 30:11

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 30:17

Arno Geneva Study Bible

The eye [that] mocketh at [its] father, and despiseth to obey [its] mother, the ravens (i) of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shal...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 30. The Sayings of Agur. It is uncertain whether the title embraces the whole chapter or Proverbs 30:1-9 , or Proverbs 30:1-4 only....
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

despiseth to obey . despiseth obedience to. The ravens, &c. These birds of prey always begin with the eyes of. carcase.
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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 ea...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 30:17 . D espiseth to obey his mother — Despiseth the old age of his mother. "They who are guilty of such enormous ingratitude to the...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Words of Agur The simplest way of treating the title is to read as follows: 'The words of Agur, son of Yakeh, of Massa.' Then we may proceed,...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The unburied corpse will be devoured by ravens of the wadi and by vultures (RM): eagles do not eat corpses. 18, 19. Four mysterious things: cp....
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The ravens of the valley shall pick it out — i.e. , the rebellious son shall die of a “grievous death” ( Jeremiah 16:4 ). The propensity of ravens...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 31 THE WORDS OF AGUR THE rendering of the first verse of this chapter is very uncertain. Without attempting to discuss the many conjectur...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Advice of a Shrewd Observer Proverbs 30:1-17 This chapter contains a collection of sayings of one person, Agur, of whom we know nothing fur...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This and the following chapter constitute an appendix to the Book of Proverbs. It is impossible to say who Agur was. In this selection from his writi...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough: The g...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The eye [that] mocketh at [his] father ,.... At his advice, admonitions, and instructions; looks upon him with scorn and disdain, and treats him as...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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 e...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The eye that mocketh at his father He that scorneth or derideth his parents, though it be but with a look or gesture, and much more when he breaks...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

In THE FIVE Chapter S now completed are proverbs of Solomon copied out by Hezekiah's servants. The last two Chapter s show a distinct change in chara...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Four Things Unsearchable. 15 The horseleach hath two daughters, cryi...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The eye that mocketh at his father; he that scorneth or derideth his parents, though it be but with a look or gesture, and much more when he breaks...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 30:15 . Horseleech , or “ vampire , an imaginary spectre or ghost, supposed to suck the blood of children.” (Stuart.)...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 30:1 . The words of Agur. The style of this book seems to be much older than that of Solomon. Its simplicity very well agrees with the ti...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 30:1-20 Part VII. FIRST APPENDIX TO THE SECOND COLLECTION , containing "the words of Agur." A short introd...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

God's Word as the Source and Dispenser of all Wisdom
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The eye that mocketh at his father, pride and contempt being shown especially in the eye, and despiseth to obey his mother, in deliberate waywardne...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The eye — He that scorneth or derideth his parents, tho' it be but with a look or gesture, and much more when he breaks out into opprobrious words...

¹⁷ The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valleyg shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 30:17

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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