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Proverbs 30:17

The graphic imagery (ravens picking out the mocking eye) is a poetic picture of divine judgment on those who dishonour their parents. The eye that looks with contempt at a father and the heart that refuses a mother's instruction will face the consequences of that contempt. This is not cruelty — it is the solemn declaration that the parent-child relationship is sacred and that God defends it.

Memory phrase: Obey. Do not mock parents.

Talk about it: What does it mean to mock or despise your parents?

Prayer: God, help me never mock or despise my parents.

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