Proverbs 20:20 - Forerunner Commentary

Proverbs 20:20

18 ^aPlans are established by counsel;
^bBy wise counsel wage war.

19 ^aHe who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets;
Therefore do not associate with one ^bwho flatters with his lips.

20 ^aWhoever curses his father or his mother,
^bHis lamp will be put out in deep darkness.

21 ^aAn inheritance gained hastily at the beginning
^bWill not be blessed at the end.

22 ^aDo not say, “I will¹ recompense evil”;
^bWait for the Lord, and He will save you.

23 Diverse weights are an abomination to the Lord,
And dishonest scales are not good.

Verse Comparison: Proverbs 20:20

American Standard Version
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.

Amplified® Bible
Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in complete darkness.

Contemporary English Version
Children who curse their parents will go to the land of darkness long before their time.

Darby English Version
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in the blackest darkness.

Good News Bible
If you curse your parents, your life will end like a lamp that goes out in the dark.

King James Version
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.

New American Standard Bible
He who curses his father or his mother, His lamp will go out in time of darkness.

New International Version
If a man curses his father or mother,
his lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.

New King James Version
Whoever curses his father or his mother,
His lamp will be put out in deep darkness.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
He who curses his father or his mother, His lamp will go out in time of darkness.

Revised Standard Version
If one curses his father or his mother, his lamp will be put out in utter darkness.

Young's Literal Translation
Whoso is vilifying his father and his mother, Extinguished is his lamp in blackness of darkness.

New English Translation
The one who curses¹ his father and his mother, his lamp² will be extinguished in the blackest³ darkness.