Proverbs 20:11
A chylde is knowen by his conuersation, whether his workes be pure and right.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
In Context
10Two maner of wayghtes or two maner of measures, both these are abhomination vnto the Lorde.
12The eare to heare, the eye to see: the Lorde hath made them both.
Cross References
Proverbs 22:15Foolishnes is bounde in the heart of the chylde: and the rodde of correction shall driue it away.
Luke 1:15For he shalbe great in the syght of the Lorde, and shall neither drynke wine nor strong drynke: and he shalbe fylled with the holy ghost, euen from his mothers wombe.
Luke 2:46And it came to passe, that after three dayes, they founde hym in the temple, sittyng in the myddes of the doctours, hearyng them, and posyng them.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 20:11
10 Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the Lord . See here, 1. The various arts of deceiving that men have, all which evils the love of money is the root of. In paying and receiving money, which was then commonly done by the scale, they had divers weights, an under-weight for what they paid and an over-weight for what they received; in delivering out and taking in goods they had divers measures, a scanty measure to sell by and a large measure to buy by. This was done wrong… Read the whole commentary →