Proverbs 30:17 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 30:17 NIV (New International Version)
“The eye that mocks a father, that scorns an aged mother, will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, will be eaten by the vultures.
Proverbs 30:17 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
The eye that mocks a father and scorns to obey a mother will be picked out by the ravens of the valley and eaten by the vultures.
Proverbs 30:17 NLT (New Living Translation)
The eye that mocks a father and despises a mother’s instructions will be plucked out by ravens of the valley and eaten by vultures.
Proverbs 30:17 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
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.
Proverbs 30:17 KJV (King James Version)
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.
Proverbs 30:17 NKJV (New King James Version)
The eye that mocks his father, And scorns obedience to his mother, The ravens of the valley will pick it out, And the young eagles will eat it.
Proverbs 30:17 MSG (The Message)
An eye that disdains a father and despises a mother— that eye will be plucked out by wild vultures and consumed by young eagles.
Proverbs 30:17 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
The eye that mocks a father And scorns a mother, The ravens of the valley will pick it out, And the young eagles will eat it.
Proverbs 30:17 AMP (Amplified Bible)
The eye that mocks a father And scorns a mother, The ravens of the valley will pick it out, And the young vultures will devour it. [Lev 20:9; Prov 20:20; 23:22]
Proverbs 30:17 NET (New English Translation)
The eye that mocks at a father and despises obeying a mother – the ravens of the valley will peck it out and the young vultures will eat it.