What the Bible says about Mocking Eye
(From Forerunner Commentary)
This verse describes a sobering end for those who fail to keep the fifth commandment. What a gruesome end for those guilty of this! In this figure of speech, an outward manifestation (a mocking eye) represents the unseen cause in the heart (scorn, disrespect). Over the short term, the inner cause produces stress-filled family disturbances. Over the long term, though, it produces even more distressing and serious consequences—even death.
John W. Ritenbaugh
The Fifth Commandment (1997)Related Topics: Disrespect | Disrespect for Elders | Family Disturbances | Fifth Commandment | Scorn | The Fifth Commandment