Proverbs 30:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsProverbs 30:17 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
עַ֤יִן
ʻayin
H5869
eye
תִּֽלְעַ֣ג
lâʻag
H3932
to mock
לְאָב֮
ʼâb
H1
father
וְתָב֪וּז
bûwz
H936
to despise
לִֽיקֲּהַ֫ת
yiqqâhâh
H3349
obedience
אֵ֥ם
ʼêm
H517
mother
יִקְּר֥וּהָ
nâqar
H5365
to bore
עֹרְבֵי
ʻôrêb
H6158
raven
נַ֑חַל
nachal
H5158
wadi
וְֽיֹאכְל֥וּהָ
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
בְנֵי
bên
H1121
son
נָֽשֶׁר
nesher
H5404
eagle
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World English Bible Public Domain
The eye that mocks at his father, And scorns obedience to his mother: The ravens of the valley shall pick it out, The young eagles shall eat it.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
An eye mocks a father and shows contempt for the obedience a mother; the ravens of the valley will peck it out, and the sons of the vulture will eat it.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).