Proverbs 30:11 - Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

Proverbs 30:11

9 ^aLest I be full and deny You,
And say, “Who is the Lord?”
Or lest I be poor and steal,
And profane the name of my God.

10 Do not malign a servant to his master,
Lest he curse you, and you be found guilty.

11 There is a generation that curses its ^afather,
And does not bless its mother.

12 There is a generation ^athat is pure in its own eyes,
Yet is not washed from its filthiness.

13 There is a generation—oh, how ^alofty are their eyes!
And their eyelids are¹ lifted up.

14 ^aThere is a generation whose teeth are like swords,
And whose fangs are like knives,
^bTo devour the poor from off the earth,
And the needy from among men.

15 The leech has two daughters—
Give and Give!
There are three things that are never satisfied,
Four never say, “Enough!”:

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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Four kinds of hateful persons—(1) graceless children, (2) hypocrites, (3) the proud, (4) cruel oppressors (compare on Proverbs 30:14; Psalms 14:4; Psalms 52:2) —are now illustrated; (1) Proverbs 30:15-16, the insatiability of prodigal children and their fate; (2) Proverbs 30:17, hypocrisy, or the concealment of real character; (3 and 4) Proverbs 30:18-20, various examples of pride and oppression.

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