| Benno Jacob - 1992 - 1256 σελίδες
...its use there as a mere figure of speech: "The eye which mocks his father and despises obeying his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young vultures shall eat it." The formula for disowning one's father or mother was Sumerian and was stated... | |
| Martha Finley - 1994 - 314 σελίδες
...parents." Opening the Bible, he read to her, " 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." She gave him a frightened look, then, with a slight shudder, hid her face on his breast, but did not... | |
| William Stewart - 1998 - 438 σελίδες
...its prey. In Proverbs 30:17, we read: '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'. Pelion, Mount Lofty mountain range in Thessaly, Greece, celebrated in mythology. On it was the temple... | |
| John R. Rice - 2000 - 100 σελίδες
...of thy mother." Proverbs 30: 17 says: "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." A woman may teach other women and may teach children. But none of these cases we have mentioned refers... | |
| Raymond Barber - 2000 - 176 σελίδες
...about being disrespectful to parents: "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." If I see an eyeball in the mouth of a raven, I will know that somebody had disrespect for Mama or Daddy.... | |
| John R. Rice - 2000 - 240 σελίδες
...same theme, Proverbs 30: 17 tells us, "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." Not only outward rebellion, but a disrespectful glance of a son or daughter toward father or mother... | |
| Robert Coover - 2000 - 452 σελίδες
...and for a moment the familiar thunderheads had seemed to be forming and Sarah had breathed easier, "the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young vultures shall eat it!" But he had pursued the matter no further, had turned to little Amanda to receive... | |
| Dagobert D. Runes - 2001 - 308 σελίδες
...the fire that saith not, It is enough. 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. There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not: The way of an eagle... | |
| C. G. Hullquist - 2018 - 132 σελίδες
...as a prophet, did prophesy in Proverbs 30:1 7 that "the eye that mocks his father, and despises his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it." Solomon's father, David, was a preliminary symbol of Judah's Lion. When confronted with Goliath, the... | |
| James Shane - 2002 - 710 σελίδες
...father, and doth not bless their mother. The eye that niocketh 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. My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the Law of thy mother. My son, if thou... | |
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