Proverbs 20:20
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in the blackest darkness.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
In Context
21An estate may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
Cross References
Exodus 20:12Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Leviticus 20:9For whatsoever man there be that curseth his father or his mother shall surely be put to death; he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.
Job 18:5Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
Proverbs 13:9The light of the righteous rejoiceth; but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
Proverbs 30:11There is a generation that curse their father, and do not bless their mother.
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 →