Proverbs 30:17
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.

Young's Literal Translation
An eye that mocketh at a father, And despiseth to obey a mother, Dig it out do ravens of the valley, And eat it do young eagles.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
As for the eye
עַ֤יִן ׀ (‘a·yin)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

[that] mocks
תִּֽלְעַ֣ג (til·‘aḡ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 3932: To deride, to speak unintelligibly

a father
לְאָב֮ (lə·’āḇ)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1: Father

and scorns
וְתָב֪וּז (wə·ṯā·ḇūz)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 936: To disrespect

obedience
לִֽיקֲּהַ֫ת־ (lîq·qă·haṯ-)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3349: Obedience

to a mother,
אֵ֥ם (’êm)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 517: A mother, )

may the ravens
עֹרְבֵי־ (‘ō·rə·ḇê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 6158: A raven

of the valley
נַ֑חַל (na·ḥal)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5158: A stream, a winter torrent, a, valley, a shaft

pluck it out
יִקְּר֥וּהָ (yiq·qə·rū·hā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person feminine singular
Strong's 5365: To bore, pick, dig

and young
בְנֵי־ (ḇə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

vultures
נָֽשֶׁר׃ (nā·šer)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5404: The eagle

devour it.
וְֽיֹאכְל֥וּהָ (wə·yō·ḵə·lū·hā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person feminine singular
Strong's 398: To eat

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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