Proverbs 20:20
Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
In Context
19He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
21An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.
Cross References
Exodus 20:12Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
Leviticus 20:9If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his blood shall be upon him.
Job 18:5Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow.
Proverbs 13:9The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
Proverbs 30:11There is a generation of those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.
Matthew 15:4For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 20:20
19 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips. Two sorts of people are dangerous to be conversed with:—1. Tale-bearers, though they are commonly flatterers, and by fair speeches insinuate themselves into men's acquaintance. Those are unprincipled people that go about carrying stories, that make mischief among neighbours and relations, that sow in the minds of people jealousies of their governors, of their ministers, and of one another, that… Read the whole commentary →