Pro 30:17 | KingComments | STEP | It is not out of the question that he who is insatiable may fall into the lowest sin, that of mocking and despising the parents. As if they were to blame for not satisfying his insatiable desires. With this, Agur returns to the first characteristic of the generation in the midst of which he lives ( ). Here he speaks of “the eye that mocks the father”. The eye reveals the inner attitude of the heart, and that eye is full of contempt. The contempt runs deep. It is also evident in the scorn [literally: despise to obey] there is for “the mother”. God pays attention to with what eyes a child looks at his parents. The punishment is commensurate with the sin. The eye that so emphatically expresses scorn and contempt will first be picked out by “the ravens of the valley”. Then it will be eaten by “the young eagles”. We can take the eye picking out and eating it literally. It indicates dying an untimely death, after which the body will not be buried, but given up to the birds of prey. God ensures that these birds will feast on the eyes of this sinner. This judgment also confirms that such a person is blind to God as Creator. This severe punishment is applied to him who looks at his parents with scorn and contempt.

‏ Proverbs 30:17

Mocking a Father and Scorning a Mother

It is not out of the question that he who is insatiable may fall into the lowest sin, that of mocking and despising the parents. As if they were to blame for not satisfying his insatiable desires. With this, Agur returns to the first characteristic of the generation in the midst of which he lives (Pro 30:11). Here he speaks of “the eye that mocks the father”. The eye reveals the inner attitude of the heart, and that eye is full of contempt. The contempt runs deep. It is also evident in the scorn [literally: despise to obey] there is for “the mother”. God pays attention to with what eyes a child looks at his parents.

The punishment is commensurate with the sin. The eye that so emphatically expresses scorn and contempt will first be picked out by “the ravens of the valley”. Then it will be eaten by “the young eagles”. We can take the eye picking out and eating it literally. It indicates dying an untimely death, after which the body will not be buried, but given up to the birds of prey. God ensures that these birds will feast on the eyes of this sinner. This judgment also confirms that such a person is blind to God as Creator. This severe punishment is applied to him who looks at his parents with scorn and contempt.