Proverbs 20:20

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

Whoso curseth {H7043} his father {H1} or his mother {H517}, his lamp {H5216} shall be put out {H1846} in obscure {H380}{H380} darkness {H2822}.

Whoever curses his father or mother -his lamp will go out in total darkness.

Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.

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

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Cross-References

  • Exodus 21:17 (10 votes)

    And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.

  • Proverbs 30:11 (9 votes)

    [There is] a generation [that] curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.

  • Proverbs 24:20 (6 votes)

    For there shall be no reward to the evil [man]; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

  • Jude 1:13 (5 votes)

    Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.

  • Exodus 20:12 (4 votes)

    ¶ Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

  • Proverbs 30:17 (4 votes)

    The eye [that] mocketh at [his] father, and despiseth to obey [his] mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.

  • Matthew 15:4 (4 votes)

    For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.