Proverbs 20:11
Even in childhood one maketh himself known by his doings, Whether his actions will be pure and right.
Noyes Bible
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
10Divers weights and divers measures,—Both of them are an abomination to the LORD.
12The ear that heareth, and the eye that seeth,—The LORD made them both.
Cross References
Psalms 58:3The wicked are estranged, from their very birth; The liars go astray as soon as they are born.
Proverbs 22:15Folly is bound to the heart of a child; But the rod of correction will drive it far from him.
Luke 1:15For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; and will drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit from his very birth.
Luke 2:46And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.
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 →